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Netherlands to provide Ukraine with $3.8 billion in support in 2026

by Dmytro Basmat March 6, 2025 2:00 AM 1 min read
President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) shakes hands with Netherlands Prime Minister Dick Schoof as part of the European Political Community Summit in Budapest, on Nov. 7, 2024. (Ludovic Marin / AFP via Getty Images)
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Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated.

The Netherlands will provide Ukraine with 3.5 billion euros ($3.8 billion) in combined government support in 2026, Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof announced on March 5.

Schoof added that $700 million will be earmarked for Kyiv to invest in drone production.

Schoof, who spoke to President Volodymyr Zelensky on the phone on March 5, wrote on X that "the Netherlands will keep backing Ukraine in its struggle against Russian aggression," including "political, military, financial, and moral support."

Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, the Netherlands has provided Kyiv with a combined 7.33 billion euros ($7.87 billion) in support, according to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy.

In addition to the aid funding, the Dutch government has provided Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets, having committed 24 aircraft in the summer of 2024.

President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed on Feb. 22 that Ukraine anticipates continued deliveries of F-16 fighter jets from the Netherlands in the immediate future.

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