"Netherlands Commits $2.2 Billion in Military Aid, Signs Security Deal with Ukraine"
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte signed a security deal with Ukraine in Kharkiv, promising to help fund the supply of 800,000 artillery shells to hold back Russian forces. The Netherlands will contribute 150 million euros to the Czech Republic's initiative, taking the total raised so far to 250 million euros. Rutte's visit to Kharkiv, a city regularly targeted by Russian air strikes, is a rare one by a senior Western politician. Several Western leaders have signed bilateral security deals with Ukraine in the past two months to support the country until it can join NATO.