Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands, says the Dutch stand with the Ukrainians against Russian aggression in an official video address on Twitter. 💙💛
“Our hearts are with you,” says Rutte in the 1-minute-18-second video that was published on his official Twitter account yesterday evening.
“We, your friends in the Netherlands, support you. We are family in Europe. And we will keep supporting you by providing weapons, medicine and food,” Rutte continues.
The message is clear: We, the Netherlands, stand with you.
What has the Netherlands done to support Ukraine?
This is not the first time the Dutch PM takes a decisive stance against the aggressive attack on Ukrainian freedom by the Putin regime.
At a press conference yesterday afternoon, Rutte called Russian aggression “totally unprecedented”. He strongly condemns ongoing missile attacks on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv which continues to cost civilian lives.
The Netherlands has also shipped military weapons and defence equipment to support the Ukrainian military. Amongst the assets provided were anti-tank weapons, missiles and submarine mine-detection robots.
A new question being debated in the Dutch cabinet at the moment is how to welcome and provide for incoming Ukrainian refugees. Dutch train service NS has already announced that a Ukrainian passport or ID card can be used as a ticket to board any train to the Netherlands for free.
Which steps do you think the Dutch government should take to support Ukraine? Tell us in the comments.
Super to read this. Actually, another idea would be to let students continue their University studies in the Netherlands. The Minister of Education has Issued this order in Romania. And I think it would be great.