Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed “efforts to maintain European unity” with the outgoing Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte, following the shock Dutch elections this week.
Geert Wilders’ far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) won the most votes in the Dutch election, which has sparked fears over the country’s military support to Kyiv.
The Netherlands has also been one of Ukraine’s biggest military partners since the invasion began. However, Mr Wilders has long been opposed to military aid to Ukraine.
This comes as another European leader, Robert Fico – the recently elected populist prime minister in Slovakia, described the war between Ukraine and Russia as a “frozen conflict”.
He said negotiations were now needed, instead of sending more money and arms to Ukraine.
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