Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy landed in the Netherlands on the night of 16 December, the Presidential Office informed journalists.
The visit began with a meeting with Moldovan President Maia Sandu in The Hague. Zelenskyy thanked Moldova for its support and readiness to develop cooperation, according to the Presidential Office. The leaders discussed possible areas of partnership and agreed on follow-up contacts.
Zelenskyy briefed Sandu on the progress of negotiations with American and European partners aimed at achieving a dignified peace, guaranteeing security, and rebuilding Ukraine after the war ends.
The two presidents also discussed continuing pressure on Russia and countering all possible manifestations of Russian threats.
Special attention was paid to the shared path to European Union membership. Zelenskyy emphasized that further progress of Ukraine and Moldova must be simultaneous and closely coordinated.
Following the bilateral meeting, Zelenskyy will address both chambers of the Dutch parliament — the House of Representatives and the Senate.
The president will participate in a high-level Diplomatic Conference. Before that, a brief four-way meeting is scheduled with Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof, Moldovan President Maia Sandu, and Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset.
Separate bilateral talks between Zelenskyy and Schoof will take place in a one-on-one format, after which the leaders will speak with the press. The Dutch government also announced this meeting.
The visit program includes an audience with King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, a meeting with Foreign Minister David van Weel and Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans, and a visit to the Aardenburg Military Rehabilitation Center (MRC Aardenburg).
Prime Minister Schoof will speak at an international ministerial conference dedicated to the Founding Treaty for the International Claims Commission for Ukraine.
On 8 December, the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine reported that on 16 December, leaders and senior politicians from Europe and partner countries will gather in The Hague to launch a new convention establishing this commission.
The International Claims Commission will become the second part of the compensation mechanism for Russia's war aggression against Ukraine. It will build on the already existing Register of Damage for Ukraine. The Claims Commission will be created within the Council of Europe framework. States outside the European continent will also be able to join.
