Overview

• President Volodymyr Zelensky met Dutch parliament leader Frans Timmermans to discuss strengthening air defense, funding domestic arms production, and expanding drone manufacturing.
• Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal outlined priorities in a separate meeting, exploring involvement of Ukraine’s industry through the SAFE mechanism and the Build in/with Ukraine initiatives.
• The Netherlands has committed $500 million via NATO’s PURL program for U.S. weapons and is financing drone purchases for Ukraine.
• Timmermans said support for Ukraine will not change despite Dutch elections in two months and suggested it could increase.
• Talks covered potential use of frozen Russian assets, assistance for rehabilitation of wounded soldiers and former captives, and work by national security advisers to finalize a security architecture.