Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren on November 24 said she hoped the country's military support to Ukraine would continue even under a new government led by anti-EU populist Geert Wilders, who has said the Dutch should stop providing Kyiv with arms. Wilders, whose far-right Freedom Party (PVV) was the clear winner of national elections this week, has called for the withdrawal of support, saying the Netherlands needs the weapons it gives to Ukraine to be able to defend itself. "In the Netherlands, there is broad support for our help to Ukraine," Ollongren told reporters.
Dutch Defense Minister Says She Hopes Aid To Ukraine Will Continue Despite Election Outcome
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy (left) shakes hands with Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren in Kyiv on November 2.