The Netherlands has become the first NATO member to commit funds under a new military financing plan for Ukraine, pledging €500 million (around $578 million) to support Kyiv’s defence needs.
Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof made the announcement during a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, according to a statement released on Monday.
The funds will go towards the first shipment of US-made weapons provided through NATO’s new Priority Ukraine Requirements List (PURL), a mechanism backed by European Allies and Canada.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte welcomed the move, saying the goal is to supply Ukraine with urgently needed equipment to counter Russia.
“Allied assistance aims to bring the war to a just and lasting end, in support of President (Donald) Trump’s peace efforts,” Rutte said.
The Netherlands’ pledge follows an agreement reached last month between Prime Minister Schoof and President Trump at the White House.
The initiative will deliver regular packages of U.S. military equipment identified by Ukraine as operational priorities.
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Data from the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS), part of the Copernicus European Environmental Monitoring Programme, shows that 411,315 hectares of forest and rural land have burned in Spain so far this year — roughly ten times more than the 42,615 hectares affected in 2024.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has ordered a reinforcement of the “Relámpago del Catatumbo” operation, extending it to Tachira state under Peace Zone One.
North Korea has criticised the joint military exercises between the US and South Korea, with state media reporting that the drills demonstrate Washington’s intent to “occupy” the Korean peninsula and target its regional adversaries.
On Monday, Russia claimed its forces had carried out extensive strikes on Ukrainian drone bases and other military targets over the past 24 hours, while Ukraine reported having destroyed a significant amount of Russian military hardware.
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