The Netherlands will quickly allocate a brand new €90 million support package deal to assist the manufacturing of reconnaissance and assault drones in Ukraine.

Supply: Dutch Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans forward of the assembly of the North Atlantic Council on the degree of defence ministers, as reported by a European Pravda correspondent

Particulars: Brekelmans introduced that the Netherlands will present Ukraine with €90 million to strengthen drone manufacturing.

"The Netherlands is doing greater than ever [for Ukraine – ed.]. A number of days in the past, I introduced €200 million in counter-UAV assist. As we speak I introduced one other €90 million assist package deal for drones – each ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) drones and assault drones," Brekelmans mentioned.

He added that the Netherlands believes Ukraine's trade "nonetheless has the capability to provide extra, and that's why we’re investing one other €90 million as a way to do this".

"Now Putin feels that he features with on daily basis of continuous Russian aggression in Ukraine and we have to guarantee that the prices for Putin go up. Meaning a secure move and in addition a long-term dedication to Ukraine, in relation to army assist," the minister careworn.

He clarified that this contains each bilateral agreements and broader tasks "utilizing different means just like the frozen property".

"We have to guarantee that by extra sanctions, extra financial stress on Russia, Putin feels that he cannot proceed this manner, and that we in the long run, along with Ukraine, will prevail," Brekelmans mentioned.

Background:

• On 15 October, Finland introduced that it has joined US-led arms procurement for Ukraine underneath the Prioritised Ukraine Necessities Checklist (PURL) initiative.
• NATO Secretary Common Mark Rutte beforehand mentioned that new international locations would quickly be part of PURL.
• Ukraine is prioritising the difficulty of financing arms purchases from america underneath the PURL programme throughout a collection of occasions involving NATO defence ministers in Brussels on 15 October, to which Ukrainian Minister Denys Shmyhal has additionally been invited.

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