Zelensky and Rutte discussed the course of the war and outlined areas for assistance to Ukraine.
Ukraine and the Netherlands plan to cooperate in to prosecute Russian war criminals. This is what the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and the Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte said, Zelensky's Twitter reports.
The President of Ukraine said that during a telephone conversation with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands he raised the issue of common interest “for two countries.
I maintain a constant dialogue with the Prime Minister 🇳🇱 @MinPres. He told him about the course of hostilities, discussed ways to prosecute war criminals and diplomatic issues of common interest.
– Volodymyr Zelensky (@ZelenskyyUa) May 4, 2022
< Rutte said on Twitter that the Netherlands was sending a forensic team to Ukraine to gather evidence of Russian war crimes on Ukrainian territory.
The Prime Minister of the Netherlands also said that he assessed the possibility of joining a number of European countries (Belgium, Great Britain, Germany) in the process of supplying heavy weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Mark Rutte assured that the Netherlands will continue to support Ukraine's struggle for the protection of democracy and sovereignty in the short and long term.
📞: Just spoke with President @ZelenskyyUa and praised Ukraine’s steadfastness in the battle for Donbas. The Netherlands will continue to support Ukraine’s fight to defend democracy and sovereignty, in the short and long term. (1/2)
– Mark Rutte (@MinPres) May 4, 2022
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