AMSTERDAM - The Dutch government said on Wednesday it would give Ukraine €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion) in non-military support over the next three years, Reuters reported. Yaani, €1.2 billion means about 1.3 billion US dollars of civilian, reconstruction-focused aid - not weapons. The announcement came a few hours ahead of a visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to The Hague.
Source: Reuters, Oct 28, 2026 - Dutch pledge Ukraine reconstruction support as Zelenskiy visits
The government pledged €380 million to help reconstruction in the coming year and around €410 million in each of the two years that follow, taking the package through 2029, Reuters and the Kyiv Independent reported. Part of the money will go into funds that support Dutch companies willing to invest in rebuilding Ukraine, while other support is intended for urgent repairs of Ukraine's energy infrastructure and the supply of machines to Ukrainian industry.
€40 million fast-tracked for energy repairs before winter
Within the package, the Netherlands will accelerate the release of €40 million for the Ukraine Energy Support Fund for urgent restoration and repairs to energy infrastructure, and €136 million has been earmarked for business support, including the Ukraine Partnership Facility, according to the Dutch government's announcement. A significant part of the aid will be channelled through the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the World Bank and the European Investment Bank (EIB).
"Ukraine is under heavy fire and is facing a very harsh winter," Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Sjoerd Sjoerdsma said during a visit to Kyiv. "For the safety of us all, it is also of great importance that we continue to support the Ukrainians so that they can sustain the fight. That is why the cabinet is now taking an extra step." He told the Kyiv Independent: "We will be with Ukraine however long and whatever it takes," adding that support for recovery and reconstruction cannot wait for a ceasefire.
A packed day in The Hague
Zelenskiy was expected in the Netherlands on Wednesday afternoon for meetings with Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten and other cabinet members, followed by a visit to King Willem-Alexander, Jetten's office said, according to Reuters. The government's programme for the day began with bilateral talks at the Catshuis, the prime minister's official residence, followed by a delegation meeting attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius and Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen, and a meeting with chief executives of Dutch and Ukrainian companies, before the King received Zelenskiy in the evening at Huis ten Bosch palace.
The package also includes a €10 million memorandum that Sjoerdsma was to sign with Ukraine's Economy Minister Oleksandr Kravchenko for Ukraine's Ramstein initiative, a project aimed at restoring and modernising the country's industrial base, the Kyiv Independent reported. The Dutch pledge lands as Kyiv presses European partners for sustained civilian and economic backing alongside military aid, with Ukraine's energy system facing another winter under fire.