--- title: "Netherlands Exhausted Reserves: Berendsen Urges Allies to 'Pressure' Countries to Aid Ukraine" description: "Netherlands Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen stated that the country has transferred all possible air defense systems to Ukraine. He urged allies to \"pressure\" other states to increase missile supplies, as stocks in the Ukrainian Armed Forces are critically depleted πŸ‡³πŸ‡±πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸš€" date: 2026-07-10T07:44:00.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/netherlands-exhausted-reserves-berendsen-urges-allies-to-pressure-countries-to-aid-ukraine tags: [] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Netherlands Exhausted Reserves: Berendsen Urges Allies to 'Pressure' Countries to Aid Ukraine ![Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra speaks, urging allies to pressure countries to aid Ukraine, with a Turkish flag in the background.](https://xab.info/media/2026/07/10/niderlandy-iskhchupali-rezervy-berendsen-prizval-soyuznikov-davit-na-strany/niderlandy-iskhchupali-rezervy-berendsen-prizval-soyuznikov-davit-na-strany-1.webp) Netherlands Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra (Note: The text mentions Tom Berendsen, but the current Foreign Minister is Wopke Hoekstra. Assuming the user meant the current minister or a specific context where Berendsen was acting. However, sticking strictly to the text provided: Tom Berendsen) in an interview with Radio Liberty stated a harsh fact: Amsterdam has already transferred all systems and missiles it could provide to Kyiv. Now, according to the Foreign Minister, the task is to force other countries to step up arms deliveries. Berendsen emphasized that the Netherlands has exhausted its capabilities within current commitments. "Everything we could transfer, we have already transferred," he stated, commenting on Ukraine's request for additional Patriot air defense systems and interceptor missiles. This position was conveyed personally to the Ukrainian leadership: the lack of resources and the need to expand the coalition of donors were discussed with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha on the sidelines of the NATO summit. ### Strategy of Pressuring Partners Despite the Netherlands being leaders in providing military aid, Berendsen insists on the necessity of collective pressure. "We are trying to understand how, together, to encourage other countries to do more. We have the ability and the desire to continue support, but we need to pressure other countries more actively," the minister noted. The importance of the issue for Amsterdam goes beyond just Ukrainian security. Berendsen called aid to Kyiv an investment in the Netherlands' own defense, citing innovations and experience developing in the Ukrainian defense industry. However, the diplomat did not name specific countries to pressure. "I will not name them. But everyone knows that Northern European countries, Germany, Poland, and others have been doing a lot for years... We need other countries to join in," he added. ### Critical Shortage of Ammunition Berendsen's words come against the backdrop of alarming data from the Ukrainian army. The Ukrainian Air Force previously reported a critical shortage of missiles for Patriot, NASAMS, and IRIS-T air defense systems. In some units, ammunition stocks are almost completely exhausted. The situation is exacerbated by the specifics of modern attacks. Defense Minister Advisor Serhiy "Flash" Beskrystnov confirmed that Ukraine currently effectively has no missiles to intercept Russian ballistic targets. The statistics speak for themselves: if in June Ukrainian air defenses successfully destroyed the overwhelming majority of attack drones, the percentage of ballistic missile interceptions has dropped to 40%. ### Plans for Licensing and New Deliveries In the short term, Kyiv hopes to receive a new package of interceptor missiles for Patriot PAC-3. However, as experts note, this volume is insufficient, and missiles have to be literally "squeezed" out of allies. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that the US will soon provide a new package of anti-ballistic missiles. To solve the problem in the long term, Zelenskyy urged the Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Defense to immediately begin technical work on a license for Patriot production. This will allow Ukraine to launch its own production as soon as possible. Meanwhile, Kyiv is rapidly developing its own anti-ballistic system, Freya, but, as admitted in Kyiv, it is impossible to cope with the threat without large-scale partner assistance.