NATO Secretary General and Dutch Prime Minister Discussed Further Military Assistance to Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg had a conversation with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, about support for Ukraine.
"I talked to Jens Stoltenberg about the situation in Ukraine and in particular about the need for continued military supplies in the fight against Russian aggression. Ukraine can continue to count on the Netherlands," Rutte wrote on Twitter.
📞: Gesproken met SG NAVO @Jensstoltenberg over de situatie in Oekraïne en in het bijzonder over de noodzaak van voortgezette militaire leveringen in de strijd tegen de Russische agressie. Oekraïne kan op Nederland blijven rekenen.
— Mark Rutte (@MinPres) August 18, 2022
"Great call with Mark Rutte to follow up on NATO Summit decisions. We agree on the importance of sustaining our long-term support to Ukraine in the face of Russia's aggression. I thank The Netherlands for its strong contribution," responded Stoltenberg.
Great call with Dutch @MinPres Mark Rutte to follow up on #NATOSummit decisions. We agree on the importance of sustaining our long-term support to #Ukraine in the face of #Russia’s aggression & I thank The Netherlands for its strong contribution.
— Jens Stoltenberg (@jensstoltenberg) August 18, 2022
As previously reported, throughout all of July, Europe's six largest countries offered Ukraine no new bilateral military commitments - the first time since the invasion of Russia in February.