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Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has announced plans for a joint air defence project with the Netherlands following talks with Dutch prime minister Rob Jetten and business leaders from both countries.
The two leaders met executives from Ukrainian and Dutch companies in the defence, energy and software sectors to discuss strengthening economic and technological cooperation.
His visit came as the Netherlands is preparing a new €500 million military aid package to help Ukraine defend against air attacks.
“Our teams have been tasked with working out a specific air defence project, Bliksem. We have already started this work,” he said in a post on X.
“The amount is 500 million euros. The package being prepared now, this fall. And this is something that truly matters. In particular, for repelling Russian air attacks,” he added.
Zelensky reiterated that Ukraine is facing a critical shortage of interceptor missiles for its US-made Patriot air-defense systems.
