Dutch Courage: Netherlands Backs Ukraine with Patriot Shields and Heavy Drone Tech
Just when you thought European bureaucracy would slow things down, the Dutch show up with a checkbook and a plan to build long-range drones together.
The Netherlands is quietly becoming our favorite tech-and-defense partner. While some countries argue over red lines, the Dutch are busy signing checks and building high-tech weapons.
Our digital minister Mykhailo Fedorov just met up with Dutch officials in The Hague, and the news is great. We are getting more Patriot air defense systems to protect our cities from Putin's ballistic tantrums. But the cooler part is the drones.
We're not just getting random off-the-shelf quadcopters. We are talking about joint production of highly effective, long-range strike drones. The Dutch are putting 250 million euros into this. These are the kinds of "long-range sanctions" that fly straight into Russian refineries.
Even better, they aren't planning for just next month. They've already penciled in 3 billion euros a year for Ukraine in their budget all the way through 2029. That's what you call long-term commitment.
It turns out the best Dutch export isn't tulips or cheese; it's the technology that makes Russian military bases spontaneously combust.
Source: Ukrinform
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