Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy delivered blunt messages on justice, military support and frozen Russian assets during a joint press conference in The Hague.
Both leaders stressed that any peace settlement with Russia must be rooted in accountability, warning that an agreement without consequences would only encourage renewed aggression from Moscow. Zelenskiy reiterated Ukraine’s call for continued military assistance and the use of frozen Russian assets to support Kyiv’s defence and reconstruction.
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Both leaders stressed that any peace settlement with Russia must be rooted in accountability, warning that an agreement without consequences would only encourage renewed aggression from Moscow. Zelenskiy reiterated Ukraine’s call for continued military assistance and the use of frozen Russian assets to support Kyiv’s defence and reconstruction.
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00:00Welcome to the press conference of Prime Minister Schoof and President Zelensky.
00:11The Prime Minister will start with a short statement followed by the President and then
00:16there will be room for some questions.
00:18Prime Minister.
00:19President Zelensky, my dear Flora, thank you for your work today.
00:25We all know that diplomatica radars overal over the world to full kracht draaien and that
00:30your agenda, what that betreft, is overvol.
00:33But I think it is very passable that we have the space to make a new step for Ukraine.
00:39We see that today we see that Russia has a non-existent campaign against the Oekraïnse
00:46bevolking, economy and infrastructure.
00:49Huisen worden kapot geschoten, bedrijven vernietigd en de energiefaciliteiten zwaar beschadigd.
00:55This sort of doelbewuste aanvallen kan niet onbestraft blijven.
00:59Today we have taken together for the opening of the International Claims Commissie, which
01:05will be directed at the compensation of the oorlogsschade that is in our land.
01:09We have also prepared to clarify in this instance under the flag of the Raad of Europe to
01:15Huisvest.
01:16It is a logische vervolgstap, now that we have already heard of us as a gas plant for the
01:22register where these issues are placed.
01:24And it is in a long tradition that Oekraïners just here can be here in this international
01:31state of freedom and freedom, Den Haag.
01:34Accountability is a top priority for the Netherlands since the end of 2022 your peace formula will
01:41cancel.
01:42And that will remain, even if the international diplomatie will lead to an end of the Russian
01:48war.
01:49That is where all of our conversations over the last week are on and where Oekraïners
01:54also have to talk to us.
01:55A day without a new harm, without a new life, without a new life, without a war.
02:00But, and I will say that I am not sure, but it is not clear, because it is the end of
02:05the goal of all of us is a duurzame and rechtvaardige freedom for Oekraïne.
02:10And it can only go on with a trajectory where the right is ultimately its belief.
02:15Because without the rights for the millions of Oekraïners who are treated by Putin's
02:20aggressions, would be the door open for new violence.
02:23And it will be the question of Putin is now seriously ready to step up to vrede.
02:29Until now, there is nothing to do.
02:32Therefore, we need to keep the pressure on Russia and keep our Oekraïners on all
02:37fronts, especially militaires.
02:39So, we make it for this year, almost 700 million free and have on the way 250 million
02:45euro by drag on the income of F-16 munitions in the United States.
02:50We do everything on these financials as quickly as possible to set up in material that can
02:56be delivered, what you need.
02:58We must the Oekraïne in state to be able to stay in order to set up this
03:02to the struggle for this struggle.
03:05But also to make sure that we have peace for the rest of the world.
03:10In that light, will the European Raad this week bepalen how we will see in the
03:15dringende financière behoefte that Oekraïne in 2026 and 2027 has.
03:20Onze sterke voorkeur blijft erbij dat we de bevroren Russische goeden
03:24gaan inzetten om herstelleningen te verstrekken aan Oekraïne.
03:29Under the juiste voorwaarden is dat de rechtvaardige keuze.
03:32We will make sure that Rusland it eindelijk betaalt
03:35and that we the risico's and lasten eerlijk verdelen over the lidstaten.
03:39Maar we sluiten niets uit.
03:40Voor de veiligheid van ons continent is het cruciaal dat we Oekraïne
03:44niet alleen militair, maar ook maatschappelijk en economisch overeind houden.
03:47Dus linksom of rechtsom, we moeten tot een oplossing komen.
03:50En daar is alles deze week in Brussel opgericht.
03:53Dank u wel.
03:54Dank u wel.
03:56Dank u wel.
03:58Dank u wel.
03:59Dank u wel.
04:00Dank u wel.
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04:04Dank u wel.
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04:17Dank u wel.
04:18Dank u wel.
04:20Dank u wel.
04:21Dank u wel.
04:22Ja.
04:23life.
04:25Yesterday
04:27and today
04:29we had a very good meeting
04:31with DEEK,
04:33and we spoke in Berlin
04:35with other leaders.
04:37It's one of the most important
04:39features of you
04:41and of the Netherlands.
04:43You are always
04:45active,
04:47and you always help us
04:49and you
04:51help us.
04:53That's what Ukraine needs
04:55in the same time.
04:57Thank you to the Netherlands
04:59and the political support
05:01on all sides,
05:03which Ukraine
05:05received from the beginning of this
05:07evening.
05:09I want to thank you
05:11for the last packet
05:13of defense.
05:15It's 700 million euros for defense.
05:17Thank you to DEEK.
05:19First of all,
05:21this is the support of your people.
05:23Also,
05:25you are responsible for
05:27today's time
05:28in global politics,
05:29and this has a
05:31your support for
05:32Perl,
05:33which allows us to buy
05:35American weapons.
05:37First of all,
05:39this are
05:40rockets for
05:41and
05:43it's important.
05:45It's important.
05:47It's not only
05:48the PPO,
05:49but during the winter
05:51attacks,
05:53it's a priority.
05:54It's also
05:55another weapon,
05:56which there is no
05:57in Europe,
05:58which we can only
05:59buy in the United States.
06:01We work for
06:02to support
06:03and that
06:04in the United States,
06:05as the modern drones,
06:06in Ukraine and
06:07Netherlands.
06:08Ukraine
06:09protects
06:10your independence,
06:11protects your lives,
06:12so every step
06:13on the support
06:14has an important
06:15point.
06:16I informed Prime Minister and all our partners these days about the real situation on the field of war.
06:23Russia constantly tries to create a hate on the front, but our warriors, our partners do noteworthy things,
06:31they keep our position, as if it was hard to be.
06:35It is definitely not easy.
06:37And even if they keep our position even against the massive Russian storm.
06:45Putin never considered his life of his people and his losses on the front.
06:50Now, when he wants to use every meter as an argument on the competition,
06:56the losses for him are still less.
06:59Russian storms are really difficult.
07:02But we keep our position, and this definitely helps us in the dialogue,
07:06in the political dialogue among the leaders,
07:11and, of course, with all partners of the United States.
07:14I would like to thank every partner in Europe and all of you in the Netherlands for the fact that you continue to support our support.
07:24And also our renewal.
07:26Now is the time of time.
07:28Russian攻撃 in the energetics is one of the main Russian tasks.
07:36And we constantly need to renewal.
07:39And this is our task.
07:42And we do it exactly like that.
07:44And I thank you, that you keep the support for us.
07:47And this is our support for us.
07:48And this is what we need to do.
07:49And this is what we need to do.
07:50And this is what we need to do.
07:52And this is what we need to do.
07:54And this is what we need to do.
07:55And this is what we need to do.
07:56And this is what we need to do.
08:00And this is what we need to do.
08:03It's very important that there was such a day when the Ukrainians can say that Russia really doesn't have responsibility for this war, for all the murders, for all the attacks.
08:15The Ukraine will do everything that needs to find and get to responsibility for Russian victims.
08:23But it also needs to be the international law working and ensure legal responsibility and compensation for losses.
08:31The Netherlands will help us in this case. It's important that all the rights of the law were working.
08:38And from the tribunal about the Russian aggression to the compensation commission.
08:44Thank you again for today's day and every day, when your country and your nation so much help us.
08:54Thank you for your support.
09:01Good morning.
09:03My name is Nina Kolomiec, the channel Inter.
09:05Thank you, Mr. President.
09:06Mr. President, again, back to the conversation with Americans,
09:10which intensively held these two days in Berlin,
09:14there was information about the next meeting in Miami.
09:18Please tell us, what questions of the plan of the plan
09:21are not discussed, and whether Americans are willing to
09:24bring new work to the Kremlin.
09:28And, perhaps, they may have some signals,
09:31which we also shared with you.
09:33The question to the Premier, you already mentioned about
09:36the reparation credit and the proposal of the Netherlands
09:39about this topic, but we know that in Europe there is no one
09:41and there are a few countries, in particular, in Belgium,
09:44which are against this process.
09:48After tomorrow, there will be a meeting of the European Union,
09:51where they have to look at this question.
09:53Please tell us, if you are with your colleagues in contact with these countries,
09:56and how can this question be resolved
09:59to this important important day for us to Ukraine?
10:10Oh, okay.
10:11Thank you for asking.
10:15After a second job there are odpowied contributions
10:17, and short we already talked about them
10:22as we talked about this discussion,
10:23and we were, in a principle,
10:25in this discussion,
10:26was quite open.
10:27Yesterday we had an appropriate briefing from our side and from the US government group.
10:36The Prime Minister also took part in the interest of the European leaders.
10:41We've been talking about different and different questions.
10:45And those who we are experiencing today,
10:48the European reaction, also the American partners.
10:55And now, with all these reactions, I think the American side will contact with the Russian side.
11:02And after that, there will be a meeting with Ukraine in the USA.
11:08On the level of the discussion group, I think, in the near future,
11:13maybe in the evening, maybe a little later.
11:16We will hope that the sooner, the better.
11:23Second question for the NOS?
11:25I'm sorry, my question also...
11:27To Prime Minister.
11:28Oh, yeah, I think there's something wrong with the translation.
11:31Did you...
11:32Yeah, there went something wrong with the translation.
11:33So maybe you can...
11:34Ask it again in English?
11:35Yeah.
11:36The question?
11:40The question was about...
11:42If I can...
11:46I cannot do it reverse.
11:47I mean, that's...
11:48No, no.
11:49I mean, the question is very important and sensitive for us, for our side.
11:53The question was about the assets, Russian assets.
11:56Can we use them if there are some countries like Belgium, you said about Belgium,
12:01and some other partners, if they are still blocking?
12:04And do you have alternative?
12:06It's alternative, it's from me.
12:10It's a question from the President.
12:13Well, I will speak in English, if that's okay.
12:18Because I think in the Council meeting on Thursday it's going to be an important one,
12:23because we have to decide one way or another how to finance the needs of Ukraine in 26 and 27.
12:32There are several options, but I think, and that was also said in my address just in my speech
12:40in the press conference, that the preferable option for the Netherlands is to make use of the reparation loans.
12:46We are well aware of the complaints and the struggle in Belgium.
12:55And I think, and I also said it a couple of times, that the Netherlands' position is that we do agree with Belgium
13:02that they cannot only take the risk, and they have to mutualise the risk.
13:07And the only way we can mutualise the risk is by, to guarantee, legally guarantee, binding the frozen assets,
13:17so that all the EU member states take their fair share in that.
13:22That's our position.
13:24That's what we have a lot of discussions about within the European Council, also the last few days,
13:29of course, with the prime minister of Belgium, but also with other prime ministers and presidents in Europe.
13:37It will be a difficult decision, but I sincerely hope that we come to an agreement on Thursday
13:44and that the financial needs of Ukraine can be solved with the help of the frozen assets.
13:52Second question, NOS.
13:54Thank you, Mr. President, Kisha Hextra from Dutch Public Broadcaster.
14:01You mentioned that you are very grateful for all the international help that you are receiving,
14:05also from the Netherlands.
14:07But if we look at, for instance, the Kiel Institute numbers, they show that European support is decreasing
14:15instead of increasing, and this comes at a very difficult moment for your country.
14:20You see, the Americans don't pay, and Europeans are not able to keep up with that.
14:25So, all together, the help is going down, military.
14:28And, of course, they see this also in Moscow.
14:31They see this in Washington.
14:32And I was wondering how difficult this is for you, because you are now negotiating a peace deal
14:39at a very pivotal moment, and it seems that your negotiation position is getting less strong.
14:46So, how can this lead to a just and lasting peace?
14:51Thank you very much.
14:52Thank you very much.
14:53Thank you very much for your question.
14:58I have any question.
14:59Thank you very much.
15:00I have a question.
15:02And I have none of you.
15:03I have a financial募, and you can find that, how we are working.
15:08You've all that are not for us in the format, how you can use frozen assets.
15:17So even if there are other financial and judicial instruments, they are absolutely about it.
15:25We consider that we can get 40-45 billion euros in the 20th century and so on,
15:37considering the overall sum of 210 billion euros.
15:42But, of course, we would really want to use this to restore our state.
15:46Even if no one would think about the alternatives,
15:50it would be better than 200 billion euros.
15:58It's right, that the Russians should have to pay for the ruins.
16:03But, of course, even 210 billion euros will not be enough.
16:07But it's next steps.
16:09Today we are talking about terms of terms.
16:12These terms are terms of terms.
16:15We need to sell drones.
16:18We have not enough financing.
16:20We need to sell other weapons.
16:22We need to buy in the United States,
16:25in Europe, other services, including the PPO.
16:29We understand that there are no rewards.
16:32There is no support.
16:34There are two separate agreements.
16:36We have two separate agreements, security agreements,
16:39with many partners, including the Netherlands.
16:43They help us.
16:44This is a really good support.
16:47And in these decisions, very important unity.
16:50And even there, where there are any threats to decrease,
16:54we need to do different kinds of consultations.
17:01And consultations, so that the increase was less.
17:04Yes, and any increase increase
17:06does not strengthen our conversation.
17:09But today Frozen Assets could,
17:12as a certain way,
17:13how to balance some of the increases in those countries.
17:19Because it was really a serious support.
17:23I don't see without this support,
17:26there is no opportunity to stay strong,
17:28economic,
17:30for Ukraine.
17:31I don't see,
17:32that we can cover such a deficit
17:36with some understandable alternatives
17:40or understandable promises.
17:42So we can calculate,
17:44maybe,
17:46what can we do,
17:48but we know,
17:49some European instruments,
17:51alternative solutions,
17:52to have the corresponding sum of the sum.
17:55That we consider,
17:57if the plan A,
18:00the plan B,
18:01etc.
18:02But there is no matter,
18:03that the leaders are the most important,
18:05to find this financial support for Ukraine.
18:11Well, what will she be and when this question will happen?
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