Dutch to announce over €3 billion in defence deals at NATO forum, minister says
Dutch officials said the deals include air defense, naval ships and joint projects as NATO members face pressure to raise spending.
- On Tuesday, the Netherlands will announce over €3 billion in new defense deals at a NATO forum in Ankara, Dutch Defence Minister Dilan Yesilgoz told Reuters.
- These announcements are intended as part of a blizzard of proclamations by NATO members to demonstrate increased defense spending, as demanded by President Donald Trump.
- Yesilgoz said the plans include partnerships with Belgium on air defense and Britain on naval ships, while the Netherlands also seeks joint projects with Germany.
- Trump will join leaders of NATO's 31 other members for the summit, which begins Tuesday evening with a dinner and continues Wednesday with a North Atlantic Council meeting.
- Amid questions about U.S. commitment to NATO, Yesilgoz stated "we need each other … for our own safety and security," advocating for increased European defense investment regardless of White House leadership.
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The Netherlands announced new defense investments together with allies during the NATO summit in Ankara. These involve amphibious transport ships, the replacement of radar aircraft, and increased production and maintenance of US missiles in Europe. The Netherlands has reserved 1 to 2.5 billion euros for the purchase of the new amphibious transport ships, the Ministry of Defence reports. The ships are being purchased jointly with the United King…
NATO to put pressure on allies not stepping up, warns Dutch minister
As the Netherlands announced an extra €3 billion euros new spending at the NATO summit in Ankara, Dutch Defence Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius tells Europe Today that extra pressure will be applied to NATO allies not stepping up on defence.
The Netherlands is making a big splash at the NATO summit in Ankara. On Tuesday, defense deals worth over three billion euros will be announced with Germany, Great Britain, and the United States, among others.
The Netherlands will announce more than €3 billion worth of defense agreements and plans at a NATO forum in Ankara on Tuesday, which precedes a summit of the alliance's political leaders,
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