Aid to Ukraine

Mark Rutte declared the mood of Western countries to continue to transfer to Kyiv new types of weapons for the sake of Ukraine's victory in the war. The preparation of the F-16 delivery is "at a high speed"

The Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, spoke about the readiness of Western countries to transfer new types of weapons to Ukraine to win the war against Russia. "There will always be discussions about whether to transfer the next weapons system to Ukraine. But the general mood in the West is that we should be prepared to continue doing so," Rutte told DW on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Saturday. February 17.

"We should invest in defense spending, significantly increase the production of weapons and do significantly more to support Ukraine," added the Dutch prime minister. Rutte noted that this mood is not related to the possible election of Donald Trump as the US president and the freezing of American aid to Kyiv. "This is due to the fact that we must ensure our security and the protection of our values, protecting Ukraine and achieving the maximum potential of our defense capability," Mark Rutte emphasized.

The Netherlands is rapidly preparing the transfer of F-16 The Prime Minister of the Netherlands reminded that his country, together with Denmark, Great Britain and other coalition countries, intends to transfer 24 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. "This is huge progress," he said. The training of Ukrainian pilots and the preparation of combat aircraft for departure is proceeding "at a high speed", Rütte assured, but he refused to name the exact date of delivery.

Author: GEximius