Netherlands to send $80m to Ukraine in new aid package
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The Netherlands decides to provide Ukraine with an additional aid package worth about 80 million euros ($80 million), the Dutch Defense Ministry says in a statement.
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Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Liesje Schreinemacher (EU Parliament)
Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren and Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Liesje Schreinemacher paid a working visit to Kiev on Monday, with Schreinemacher announcing a new aid package for Ukraine.
"During the visit to Kiev, Minister Schreinemacher, as the coordinating representative for the reconstruction of Ukraine, announced a new aid package. This aid package makes available 65 million euros for aid and investment in Ukraine," the ministry said, despite the country facing its highest inflation since 1975.
"Additional funds (10 million euros) will also be allocated to projects aimed at clearing mines and other explosive ordnances left by the war. Furthermore, the Netherlands has reserved 1 million euros to support the first plans for the reconstruction of the municipalities of Kherson, Odesa, and Mykolaiv," it said, adding: "Schreinemacher also announced that 2 million euros will go to the United Nations Population Fund in support of psychosocial support for victims of sexual and gender-related violence,".
The ministry said that a further 2.5 million euros will be pledged to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for the provision of expertise in macro-economic reform, good governance, and the rule of law.
Earlier this year, the Netherlands supplied Ukraine with 200 Stinger missiles in response to a request by the Ukrainian government.
