Netherlands to send military equipment to Ukraine -government

[February 18, 2022]    AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands plans to send military equipment to Ukraine, including rifles, ammunition, radar systems and mine-detecting robots, the government said on Friday.

Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra delivers a speech during a news conference in Paris, France January 28, 2022. Thomas Coex/Pool via REUTERS

"We continue to aim for a diplomatic solution", Foreign minister Wopke Hoekstra said. "But at the same time Ukraine must be able to defend itself against a possible Russian attack."

(Reporting by Bart Meijer; editing by John Stonestreet)

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