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Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to the Netherlands

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the Netherlands, where he was due to meet Prime Minister Rob Jetten at the Catshuis in The Hague and King Willem-Alexander at Paleis Huis ten Bosch. One report said he would also meet Defence Minister Yesilgöz, Foreign Minister Berendsen, and Dutch and Ukrainian business leaders.

The Dutch government announced a €1.2 billion package of non-military support for Ukraine over the next three years.

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Dutch response to planned US sanctions against the International Criminal Court

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Prime Minister Rob Jetten said the Netherlands fully supports the International Criminal Court in The Hague and condemned planned US sanctions against it as regrettable, unnecessary and an escalation. He said the Netherlands and Europe would defend the court "stone by stone." The measures are due to take effect in six months, according to the reports. Jetten said the delay provides crucial room for dialogue with the United States, but later told the House of Representatives that reaching an agreement would not be easy and that the outcome remains uncertain. Before an EU summit in Brussels, he also described the United States as an increasingly unpredictable ally and said Europe should make clear when it disagrees with US choices.

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US pressure on Ukraine amid Russian attacks

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Ukraine faced continued Russian missile and drone attacks on energy infrastructure while President Volodymyr Zelensky sought European and US support. At an EU summit in Brussels, he asked for €70 billion in additional support for 2027, including for defence, weapons and resilience; EU leaders asked the European Commission to examine ways to provide funding. Zelensky also said Russia had attacked Ukrainian electricity, oil and gas facilities 76 times since President Donald Trump announced an energy arrangement with Moscow, and warned that easing sanctions would encourage Russia. He later said US intelligence warnings were again reaching Ukraine, after earlier complaints that information sharing had been blocked or interrupted; US Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied that intelligence sharing had ever stopped.