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The Dutch government reallocates €700 million from defence and foreign affairs surpluses to Ukraine, reflecting delays and blocked funds, amid ongoing parliamentary pressure.
- In a December 8, 2025 announcement, the Dutch government reallocated €500 million from defence and €200 million from foreign affairs to support Ukraine.
- Delays and currency moves left a 500 million euro defence surplus and a 200 million euro foreign affairs surplus after Hungary blocked funds for the European Peace Facility.
- Recent figures show the Netherlands has committed around €3.5 billion annually to Ukraine, with €2 billion already spent from next year's budget, and allocated €580 million and €230 million from unspent funds for support, according to December 8, 2025, statements.
- A heated parliamentary debate and a motion last week pushed GroenLinks-PvdA and others to demand action, while Dick Schoof, Prime Minister , initially opposed reallocating funds.
- Early next year, the government will discuss funding sources amid warnings of budget limits, as European partners increasingly support Ukraine while U.S. aid falls under President Donald Trump.
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Netherlands allocates additional 700 million euros for Ukraine in 2026
The move follows an appeal from the parliament to release an additional 2 billion euros ($2.3 billion) in support for Kyiv for next year. The first sum of 700 million euros (almost $820 million) was described as the "first step."
The government had previously pledged 3.5 billion euros in aid for next year.
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rd.nlThe caretaker government is initially allocating an additional €700 million for Ukraine. This is in response to the adopted motion by the GroenLinks-PvdA coalition to allocate an additional €2 billion to the government in Kyiv next year.
Buenos Aires, 9 December (NA) – The government of the Netherlands announced a new pledge of aid of 700 million euros (equivalent to about 812 million US dollars) to support Ukraine in the coming year. The funding was detailed in a joint letter sent to the House of Representatives and the Senate, signed by the Dutch Ministers of Finance, Defence and Foreign Affairs, learned the Argentine News Agency. DISGLOSE OF THE FUNDS The additional 700 milli…
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