The Netherlands has pledged US$578 million dollars to purchase U.S. arms for Ukraine under a new NATO weapons finance scheme. That makes it the first NATO member country to do so after U.S. President Donald Trump last month said the U.

The Netherlands said on Monday it will contribute 500 million euros ($578 million) to purchase U.S. military equipment for Ukraine, becoming the first NATO country to contribute to a new mechanism to supply Kyiv with American weapons.