Dutch government pledges additional €4.4 billion in aid to Ukraine in 2024-2026

In the spring budget revision published on 15 April, the Dutch government has confirmed its intention to increase military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine in the coming years. Source: This is evidenced by a post on the Dutch government's website, European Pravda reports Details: The report indicates that in 2024-2026, the Dutch government will allocate an additional EUR4.4 billion for military and humanitarian support to Ukraine.

A total of EUR4 billion of this amount is for military support and is spread over the next three years. 

The remaining EUR400 million will be transferred in two tranches (EUR148 million in 2024 and EUR252 million in 2025) for non-military support. Quote: "Any additional support to Ukraine will be provided within the regular budget and will depend on the next Cabinet of Ministers," the document says. The government report also indicates that since the beginning of the war, the Netherlands has provided support to Ukraine worth about EUR10 billion in total.

Last week, it was announced that the Netherlands would allocate at least EUR1 billion in military aid to Ukraine in 2024, in addition to the EUR2 billion already allocated. In addition to the EUR2 billion in military support, this year's Dutch support for Ukraine includes EUR295 million in contributions to the European Peace Fund, EUR89 million for justice, and EUR3 million for non-military cyber support. The same amount of military assistance was fixed in the bilateral security agreement signed by the leaders of Ukraine and the Netherlands on 1 March.

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