We don’t want to exclude anything in advance

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, Caspar Veldkamp, said this in an interview with Ukrinform.

“Our position is that we don’t want to exclude anything in advance. A majority of our parliament also wants our cabinet to adopt a constructive position in these discussions. But as this is still a developing discussion, it’s too soon to say anything specific about this right now,” Veldkamp emphasized in response to a question if the Netherlands is considering participation in a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine and is ready to provide its F-35s, navy, and Patriot systems after a possible ceasefire.

He also said that this year’s Munich Security Conference confirmed what “we have long seen: our security, freedom, and prosperity are not guaranteed”.

Veldkamp also said that the continued Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, the rise of new powers, technological changes: these developments pose great challenges. “It was fruitful to discuss this in conversations with heads of government, ministers, NGOs, and the academic world,” he added.

As reported, the 61st Munich Security Conference on February 14-16 was attended by more than 50 heads of state and government, nearly 150 ministers, and heads of about 30 international organizations.