Military aid from the Netherlands to Ukraine has exceeded one billion euros
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The Netherlands provided military aid to Ukraine in the amount of 1.07 billion euros.
This is stated in the government letter of the Minister of Defense of the Netherlands, Kaisa Ollongren, to the Parliament, reports “Europa Pravda”.
“The total cost of military aid to Ukraine as of January 24 amounted to about 1.07 billion euros,” the letter says.
Of this amount, direct material military support amounts to 463.8 million euros. This amount refers to the book value of the delivered equipment. In the previous parliamentary letter dated December 16, the book value of the delivered equipment amounted to more than 404 million euros.
As noted in the previous report, the Ministry of Defense intends to replenish or replace the supplied equipment as soon as possible where necessary. As of January 24, 2023, the total replacement cost was 771.3 million euros.
This amount also includes commercial supplies: the value of military goods purchased on a commercial basis in the interests of Ukraine is currently about 57.8 million euros (compared to 45 million euros as of December 15 of last year).
This amount also includes a package of military support in the amount of 120 million euros, which provides for the transfer of T-72 tanks together with the Czech Republic and the USA.
A contribution of 100 million euros is also provided for the “International Fund for Ukraine”. This fund finances equipment supplied directly by industry.
The Netherlands also contributes 25 million euros to the NATO fund for military support to Ukraine. This money is for things like fuel, clothing and medicine, not weapons.
“For these deliveries, as for previous ones, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation have carried out a thorough but, given the exceptional circumstances, an accelerated review of the EU criteria for arms exports. Any new deliveries will also undergo this thorough and expedited inspection,” the letter says.
As reported, the Netherlands are ready to consider Ukraine’s request for the supply of F-16 fighters, but so far no such request has been received.
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