Rebuilding Ukraine: Netherlands pledges over €200 mln for Ukraine's infrastructure restoration
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The Netherlands announced a new support package for Ukraine, amounting to 209.5 million euros, which will be used to restore critical infrastructure.
The head of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Caspar Veldkamp, reported that.
The foreign minister announced a new support package for Ukraine in the amount of 209.5 million euros. According to him, it will aim to restore critical infrastructure, including through the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and provide humanitarian aid.
As we gather in New York, Ukrainians are bracing for one of their toughest winters yet. For #Ukraine to endure, it needs energy. At today's meeting with G7 Foreign Ministers and partners, including Ukraine's @andrii_sybiha, I stressed that we must join forces to provide this. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/HNePuoWPwu
— Caspar Veldkamp (@ministerBZ) September 23, 2024
In addition, the Netherlands will contribute 45 million euros to the Energy Support Fund of Ukraine and finance the supply of the necessary equipment.
Veldkamp said that Ukrainians are preparing for one of the harshest winters, and for "Ukraine to endure, it needs energy."
"At today's meeting with the foreign ministers of the G7 countries and partners, including (foreign minister – ed.) Andrii Sibiha, I emphasized that we must join forces to ensure this," the minister added.
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The foreign ministers of the G7 countries confirmed their unwavering support for Ukraine in the face of Russia's attacks on energy infrastructure. They called on the international community to increase aid to the country.
- The European Union will allocate a new package of humanitarian aid to Kyiv totaling 40 million euros ($44.43 million).
- Denmark has decided to transfer 130 million Danish kroner (approximately 16.9 million euros or 19.5 million dollars) to Ukraine to restore its energy infrastructure after massive Russian attacks.
- The Federal Republic of Germany will allocate an additional 100 million euros to Ukraine for the winter.
- Sweden will allocate more than 40 million euros to purchase energy equipment.
In general, the G7 countries, as well as other partners, have raised more than $4 billion since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion to restore the energy infrastructure of Ukraine, which Moscow is trying to destroy.
As reported, at the meeting of the European Council on February 1, 2024, all 27 leaders of the European Union reached a consensus decision regarding adopting the Ukrainian Fund in the multi-year EU budget for 2024-2027 in the amount of €50 billion. Before that, Hungary blocked the adoption of the decision.
