New Dutch PM after Russian strike on Okhmatdyt children's hospital: Russia should not win
New Dutch PM Dick Schoof has said that Russia should not win the war after the Russian attack on the Okhmatdyt National Specialised Children's Hospital in Kyiv.
Schoof noted on Twitter (X) that the attack on the children's hospital in Kyiv showed the ruthless cruelty of the Putin regime.
"It clearly shows why we must continue to support Ukraine: for the security of the Ukrainian people, the security of Europe and the security of our own country. Russia must not win this war.
This will be an important topic of discussion during the NATO summit in Washington this week," Schoof said.
De Russische aanval op nota bene een kinderziekenhuis in Kyiv tekent de nietsontziende wreedheid van het regime van Poetin.
– Dick Schoof (@MinPres) July 8, 2024
Het laat duidelijk zien waarom we Oekraïne blijven steunen; voor de veiligheid van de Oekraïners en voor de veiligheid van Europa en dus ook ons land.…
Schoof and other government members were sworn in on 2 July. The new Dutch government was formed after the far-right Party for Freedom, led by Geert Wilders, won the election.
However, as a result of coalition agreements, the posts of Foreign Minister and Defence Minister, important for Ukraine, were not given to representatives of the Party for Freedom. Dick Schoof, the former Dutch intelligence chief, does not belong to any political party.
Ruben Brekelmans, the Defence Minister in the new Dutch government, said that he considers Ukraine's accession to NATO "inevitable".
Read more in the interview with Ruben Brekelmans.