The Netherlands commits to establish a Patriot missile coalition for Ukraine

Members:Netherlands, Ukraine

Topic:Security & Peace

Summit:2nd Summit Moldova

Date:1 Jun 2023

Type:Verbal declaration

Nature:Operational outcome

Format:Bilateral

Pre-existing
channels/arrangements:No

MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile (SAM) system have proved effective for Ukraine’s territorial defence. As such, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte proposed to establish and then expand a coalition of Patriot missile system suppliers in Europe, which should subsequently help to provide more Patriot systems to Ukraine.

Follow-up

Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands: We must strengthen Ukraine’s defense capacity and expand the “Patriot” coalition
President of Ukraine held a multilateral meeting in Moldova in the framework of the coalition of fighter jets