Rutte discusses Ukrainian situation in London

Prime Minister Mark Rutte will hold talks with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in London on Monday. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is central to this.

On Monday, Rutte will speak to both Johnson and Trudeau separately, as well as the two prime ministers jointly. On Thursday, the prime minister will go to Paris to discuss the situation in Ukraine informally with all European heads of government.

The Prime Minister is “constantly in contact” with his European colleagues, he said on Twitter on Friday. Ukrainians also have the personal attention of Rutte; both Ukrainians who live in the Netherlands, and the people of Ukraine itself who suffer daily from the war started by Russia. Rutte previously recorded a video message for them in which he promised them continued support in the fight against the Russians in the form of weapons, medicines and food.

The cabinet and Rutte have spoken out strongly against Russian aggression in recent days, just like government leaders of other countries of the European Union. One of the low points of recent days was the attack on the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine. Rutte condemned this attack as “life-threatening” and “reckless”.