Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Photo: Getty Images

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that the Netherlands will provide Ukraine with a new €500 million military aid package to purchase drones and support an air defence programme.

Source: Zelenskyy on social media

Details: Zelenskyy said €250 million will be allocated to the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative, which supports the defence of Ukrainian airspace through the purchase of US-made weapons. A further €250 million will be directed towards the procurement of drones for Ukraine's defence forces.

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