European Union Flag Netherlands could soon send 400 anti-tank rocket launchers to Ukraine

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Mark Rutte after the Council of Ministers meeting on 21 Jan. 2022 - Credit: RVD / Minister-President / Twitter - License: All Rights Reserved

The German government has given the Netherlands permission to send 400 anti-tank rocket launchers produced in Germany to Ukraine, news agency DPA reported based on information from government sources on Saturday. So far, Germany has refused to export deadly weaponry to Ukraine on principle, which the country has been requesting for months.


Less than 30 minutes after the DPA report was published, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte sent a message on Twitter saying he spoke over the phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday. Rutte said he told the Ukrainian leader that the Netherlands “would deliver additional military goods for self-defence against Russian aggression.” This new arms package is “in addition to the 200 Stinger anti-aircraft missiles already on the way.”

Neither the Ministry of Defense nor the Cabinet’s press office would reveal more details about the additional military material which Rutte referenced.


Over a week ago, the Cabinet decided to supply a hundred sniper rifles and ammunition to Ukraine. The Netherlands is also providing helmets, flak vests and radar systems. Some of that was dispatched Friday or Saturday, but the Netherlands is facing "logistical challenges", the Cabinet said on Saturday. The rest of the material will be "shipped as soon as possible.”




Germany has so far only promised 5,000 helmets to Kyiv. They were handed over to the Ukrainian army on Saturday. The country also approved the delivery of fourteen heavily-armored vehicles to Ukraine. These are ideally suited to evacuate people. It has also promised to deliver 10,000 tons of fuel via Poland. More support is still being discussed.


"After Russia's shameless attack, Ukraine must be able to defend itself," said Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Deputy Chancellor Robert Habeck. The country “has the absolute right to self-defense. The federal government is therefore also supporting Ukraine with material that is urgently needed for the equipment."


Rutte also spoke on Saturday with French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and the President of the European Council, Charles Michel. "We stand shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine at this dark time." Rutte writes.

Netherlands will send 400 anti-tank rockets to Ukraine; Could send Patriot missiles to Slovakia

The Netherlands is going to send fifty rocket launchers with four hundred German-made rockets-propelled grenades to Ukraine, the Ministry of Defense confirmed. The Netherlands was required to obtain Germany's permission for this, because a German export license is obligated even after purchasing...

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[RogerRanger]

How the hell do they expect to get this equipment to Ukraine, when they are at war with Russia? All this is doing is prolonging the war and threading the survival of the Ukraine state after the war.

 

[TR_123456]

How the hell do they expect to get this equipment to Ukraine, when they are at war with Russia? All this is doing is prolonging the war and threading the survival of the Ukraine state after the war.

By land,Polish,Hungarian,Slovakian,Romanian borders.

 

[Oublious]

They are not sending because they want to, they are sending because of the pressure. Like Germany they didn't expected that Ukrain wil put fight like this. They thought 3 days this war will end we would talk about peace process with Russia, now that Ukrain stand ther rights. EU is now obligated to help them, look second refugee and Anti Russia people writing and talking made them this.

If you ask me, EU was not ready to ambargo Russia. Look to the swift ban, it took almost 1 week to start the proces. Why not in the begin? Why not sendin weapons from the start?

It goes for Americans to, look to Georia war. What did they do for Georgia? Nothing like Ukrain, but now ther leaders feel the pressure they are obligated to help.

Like our story, when Assad fired BM they pulled ther Patriots from Turkey when you needed the most. When we shot Russian fighter nobody was talking about article 5. Ther is a lot of lesson to be learned from this war, our SAM systems should be doubled. The project should be finished as fast possible.