Overview
- Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen and Defense Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz‑Zegerius met President Volodymyr Zelensky and Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha in Kyiv on February 28 in their first foreign visit since taking office.
- Berendsen said the Netherlands will continue military, financial and humanitarian support during the war and after it ends.
- Talks focused on strengthening air defenses, including continued implementation of the PURL initiative that provides Patriot PAC‑3 interceptors.
- Sybiha cited commitments exceeding €3 billion in annual support through 2029 and noted Dutch backing for Ukraine’s future EU and NATO membership.
- Officials discussed a Special Tribunal in The Hague for the crime of aggression, plans for expanded joint drone production, and near‑term steps to deepen defense cooperation.