Netherlands to provide military aid worth 2 billion euros to Ukraine this year
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (R) and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte shake hands during a joint press conference in Odesa, southern Ukraine.
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The Netherlands is set to provide 2 billion euros ($2.16 billion) worth of military aid this year, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday.
In a post on social media platform X, Zelenskyy said he had met Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in the Ukrainian city Kharkiv on Friday, where they signed a security agreement. The agreement covers support for the next decade, including air defense and artillery.
The agreement also states that the Netherlands supports Ukraine’s ascension to NATO, Zelenskyy said.
Other European countries, including Germany and Denmark have signed similar agreements with Ukraine in recent weeks.
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Navalny’s widow Yulia Navalnaya pays tribute
Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Alexey Navalny, stands in the plenary chamber of the European Parliament and speaks. Russian opposition activist Alexey Navalny died this month in Russian captivity.
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“For love, for always supporting me, for making me laugh even from prison, for the fact that you always thought about me,” she said on the X social media platform, according to a Google translation.
“”I don’t know how to live without you, but I will try to make you up there happy for me and proud of me. I don’t know if I can handle it or not, but I will try.”
Navalnaya, who lives abroad due to security concerns, did not attend the Moscow funeral service.
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