According to Brekelmans, Russia remains an advantage in the war, and the US elections make the situation even more uncertain.
Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans in the defense budget debate in the parliament pessimistically assessed the situation on the front in Ukraine. This was reported by Trouw.
According to Brekelmans, Russia has maintained its advantage, and the US elections make the situation even more uncertain.
“You can even say that Ukraine is losing the war. And we are dealing with the results of the election (in the US – ed.), where everything is completely upside down, because we know that the new President Donald Trump is made statements about how he feels about Ukraine and how he will force the parties to sit at the negotiating table,” he noted.
At the beginning of the speech, discussing additional military aid to Ukraine, Brekelmans said that Russia has an advantage on the battlefield.
“The danger is that Ukraine will have to make big concessions because it will negotiate from a position of weakness. This means that the invasion of Europe will win. Then we will actually live on a different continent than where we are grow up,” Brekelmans said.
He recalled that the previous government of the Netherlands had already determined the amount of aid to Ukraine for 2025, and the current authorities have not yet seen any reason to change it.
“Even if I have a bigger budget for Ukraine at the moment, it will not lead to the immediate delivery of Patriot missiles (to warehouses for supplies in Ukraine – ed.),” the minister said.
Let’s recall that earlier the Minister of Defense of the Netherlands, Ruben Brekelmans, announced the supply of three Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM) to Ukraine.
It was also reported that the Netherlands is allocating an additional 22 million euros to Ukraine for defense and cybersecurity needs.
Source: korrespondent
I am David Wyatt, a professional writer and journalist for Buna Times. I specialize in the world section of news coverage, where I bring to light stories and issues that affect us globally. As a graduate of Journalism, I have always had the passion to spread knowledge through writing.