Dutch PM arrives in Kyiv on first visit

The new prime minister of the Netherlands, Rob Jetten, has arrived on his first visit to Kyiv.

Source: Jetten and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda

Details: Jetten said on the afternoon of 8 March that he was in Kyiv and had visited one of the courtyards where a strike occurred during Russian attacks. As seen in photos, the site is on Vasylia Kuchera Street, where a Russian missile destroyed an entire section of a residential building.

Quote from Jetten: "Standing here among shattered buildings, you can strongly feel the immense suffering and injustice that Russia is causing here… The Netherlands continues to firmly support Ukraine and the daily struggle of Ukrainians against Russian aggression. They are fighting not only for their own freedom but also for Europe's freedom."

Details: The Dutch prime minister added that a meeting had been arranged with Ukrainian emergency workers who deal with the aftermath of strikes.

Zelenskyy said that they together honoured fallen Ukrainian defenders at the Wall of Remembrance.

Background:

• On 28 February, newly appointed Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen and Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, arrived in Kyiv on their first visit.
• During the visit, they assured Ukraine of support for the creation of a special tribunal over the crime of Russian aggression.

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