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Four Ukrainians to remain aboard hantavirus-stricken cruise ship heading to Netherlands

Four Ukrainian citizens will remain aboard the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise liner to help crew the vessel on its journey to the Netherlands, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry's press service stated in a comment to NV on May 11.

11 May, 01:08 PM

Years for U.S. to ramp up interceptor production, former NATO official warns

Royal Dutch Navy Admiral (retired) Rob Bauer, who chaired NATO’s Military Committee in 2021–2025, told NV why the United States and Europe are struggling to quickly expand their military industries.

21 April, 12:18 AM

Zelenskyy meets King Willem-Alexander

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands on April 16 and thanked the monarch for his “personal support” of Ukraine and its people during more than four years of war.

16 April, 10:04 PM

Ukraine secures decommissioned gas equipment from the Netherlands

Ukraine will receive decommissioned gas equipment from the Netherlands by mid-March to help rebuild its battered energy infrastructure, Energy Ministry reported on March 3.

3 March, 02:35 PM

Dutch teens arrested for spying on Moscow’s behalf

Dutch police have arrested two 17-year-olds on suspicion of spying for Russia, Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reported on Sept. 26.

26 September 2025, 08:35 PM

Eight EU countries still import Russian gas

Eight European Union countries continue to buy Russian natural gas, European Commission spokeswoman Anna-Kaisa Itkonen said on Sept. 19, according to The Guardian.

19 September 2025, 09:42 PM

Netherlands urges male Ukrainian refugees to pay for their own housing

Ukrainian men living and working in the Netherlands should find and pay for their own housing, Dutch Acting Minister for Asylum and Migration Mona Keijzer said on Sept. 18.

19 September 2025, 02:14 AM

Dutch F-35s intercepted Russian drones over Poland, Warsaw confirms

Poland’s Armed Forces Operational Command has officially confirmed that Dutch F-35 fighter jets helped repel a drone incursion over Polish territory during the night of Sept. 10. The announcement was made in a post on X.

10 September 2025, 06:47 PM

Netherlands announces $580 million Ukraine aid package

The Netherlands will provide Ukraine with a military aid package worth EUR500 million ($579 million) that includes U.S.-made Patriot air defense system components and interceptors, Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans said on Aug. 4.

4 August 2025, 10:28 PM

Prison time for Dutch man who leaked semiconductor designs to Russia

The Rotterdam District Court sentenced a 43-year-old Dutch citizen to three years in prison on charges of sharing sensitive high-tech data with an individual from Russia in violation of EU sanctions, according to a message on the court’s website on July 10.

10 July 2025, 10:48 PM

Ukraine urges OPCW to investigate Russian chemical weapons use

The Ukrainian government has asked the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to investigate reports of Russia using banned toxic chemicals against Ukrainian forces on the battlefield, Reuters reported on July 8.

8 July 2025, 10:16 PM

$30 oil price cap could compel Russia to stop, Zelenskyy says

Moscow would be unable to finance its war against Ukraine or launch an attack on NATO if the West lowers the price cap on Russian oil from $60 to $30 per barrel, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on June 24.

25 June 2025, 01:28 AM

Iran enabled Russia to lob 28,743 Shahed drones at Ukraine since 2022 — Zelenskyy

In June 2025 alone, Russia launched 2,736 Iranian-designed Shahed drones at Ukrainian cities, out of 28,743 used since 2022 in total, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on June 24.

24 June 2025, 09:39 PM

European populists to hold ‘anti-war’ event to spoil NATO summit

Former Italian Prime Minister and Five Star Movement leader Giuseppe Conte announced a June 24 “counter-summit” in The Hague—one day before NATO’s official summit, Politico reported on June 19.

19 June 2025, 08:46 PM

Church bell made from Russian weapons installed in Prague

Queen Maxima of The Netherlands has presented a Prague church with a bell cast from remnants of munitions and weapons Russia used against Ukraine, the AP reported on June 5.

5 June 2025, 09:39 PM

Netherlands to send $457 million in naval assets to Ukraine

The Netherlands will send Ukraine a EUR400 million ($457 million) military aid package that includes more than 100 patrol boats and other vessels, as well as over 50 naval drones, Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans announced on June 4.

4 June 2025, 11:47 PM

Russia tried to hack Dutch Defense Ministry

Russian intelligence services attempted to breach IT systems at the Dutch Defense Ministry to survey and disrupt military aid to Ukraine, the ministry said in a statement on May 21.

22 May 2025, 01:33 AM

World Bank co-finances Ukraine’s first soy concentrate plant

One of Ukraine’s largest agricultural companies, Astarta, and the International Finance Corporation (IFC, part of the World Bank Group) signed a $40 million loan agreement to build the nation’s first soy protein concentrate plant, the company announced on May 14.

14 May 2025, 09:41 PM

NATO preparing to defend against Russia one year after Ukraine war ends

The Netherlands and its NATO allies are preparing for a potential armed conflict with Russia, believing Moscow could reconstitute its military within a year after its war against Ukraine ends, Dutch Military Intelligence (MIVD) chief Peter Reesink said on May 8.

8 May 2025, 11:51 PM

Ukrainian gluten-free cookies hit Rewe stores in Germany

Cookies made by the family-run company Smakuli from Lviv Oblast are now available in Rewe stores in southern Germany, local outlet amalberlin.de reported on May 3.

6 May 2025, 01:13 PM

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