Overview
- President Volodymyr Zelensky held an audience with King Willem-Alexander at Huis ten Bosch in The Hague.
- They discussed continued defense assistance, the battlefield situation, Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities, and steps toward accountability and a just peace.
- The Dutch government scheduled a working lunch at the Catshuis with acting Prime Minister Dick Schoof, joined by Foreign Minister David van Weel and Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans.
- Zelensky was slated to address both chambers of the Dutch Parliament during the visit, marking his fourth address to the lower house.
- The trip follows talks in Berlin on December 14–15 that included a meeting with a U.S. delegation led by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner focused on a proposed peace plan.