Royals at Government Lunch on Finnish President's State Visit - Netherlands

Royals at Government Lunch on Finnish President's State Visit - Netherlands

State visit of the President of Finland, Alexander Stubb, to the Netherlands. He is accompanied by his wife, Suzanne Innes-Stubb. President Stubb and Mrs. Innes-Stubb are received by Prime Minister Schoof at Duivenvoorde Castle in Voorschoten. The government lunch will take place in the presence of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima and will focus, among other things, on bilateral relations between the Netherlands and Finland. Pictured: Ruben Brekelmans. The Hague, Netherlands on December 12, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Royals at Government Lunch on Finnish President's State Visit - Netherlands

Royals at Government Lunch on Finnish President's State Visit - Netherlands

State visit of the President of Finland, Alexander Stubb, to the Netherlands. He is accompanied by his wife, Suzanne Innes-Stubb. President Stubb and Mrs. Innes-Stubb are received by Prime Minister Schoof at Duivenvoorde Castle in Voorschoten. The government lunch will take place in the presence of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima and will focus, among other things, on bilateral relations between the Netherlands and Finland. Pictured: Ruben Brekelmans. The Hague, Netherlands on December 12, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Royals at Government Lunch on Finnish President's State Visit - Netherlands

Royals at Government Lunch on Finnish President's State Visit - Netherlands

State visit of the President of Finland, Alexander Stubb, to the Netherlands. He is accompanied by his wife, Suzanne Innes-Stubb. President Stubb and Mrs. Innes-Stubb are received by Prime Minister Schoof at Duivenvoorde Castle in Voorschoten. The government lunch will take place in the presence of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima and will focus, among other things, on bilateral relations between the Netherlands and Finland. Pictured: Ruben Brekelmans. The Hague, Netherlands on December 12, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Willem-Alexander and PM Schoof Commemorate 80th Anniversary of WWII End - The Hague

King Willem-Alexander and PM Schoof Commemorate 80th Anniversary of WWII End - The Hague

Ruben Brekelmans during King Willem-Alexander and PM Schoof Commemorate 80th Anniversary of WWII End. King Willem-Alexander and Prime Minister Schoof attended the national commemoration of the surrender of Japan on August 15, 1945. The commemoration took place at the Indisch Monument in The Hague. The King delivered a speech during the ceremony and laid the first wreath. Netherlands, The Hague, August 15, 2025, Indisch Monument. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Willem-Alexander and PM Schoof Commemorate 80th Anniversary of WWII End - The Hague

King Willem-Alexander and PM Schoof Commemorate 80th Anniversary of WWII End - The Hague

Ruben Brekelmans during King Willem-Alexander and PM Schoof Commemorate 80th Anniversary of WWII End. King Willem-Alexander and Prime Minister Schoof attended the national commemoration of the surrender of Japan on August 15, 1945. The commemoration took place at the Indisch Monument in The Hague. The King delivered a speech during the ceremony and laid the first wreath. Netherlands, The Hague, August 15, 2025, Indisch Monument. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Willem-Alexander and PM Schoof Commemorate 80th Anniversary of WWII End - The Hague

King Willem-Alexander and PM Schoof Commemorate 80th Anniversary of WWII End - The Hague

Ruben Brekelmans during King Willem-Alexander and PM Schoof Commemorate 80th Anniversary of WWII End. King Willem-Alexander and Prime Minister Schoof attended the national commemoration of the surrender of Japan on August 15, 1945. The commemoration took place at the Indisch Monument in The Hague. The King delivered a speech during the ceremony and laid the first wreath. Netherlands, The Hague, August 15, 2025, Indisch Monument. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

2025 Nato Summit in the Hague

2025 Nato Summit in the Hague

Defence Minister of the Netherlands Ruben Brekelmans opened the plenary session of the NATO Summit Defence Industry Forum (NSDIF) of the 2025 NATO Summit in the Hague, the Netherlands, on June 24, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / EMMI KORHONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

NATO Meeting - Brussels

NATO Meeting - Brussels

Ruben Brekelmans, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, pictured at NATO Headquarters on the first day of the NATO Defence Ministers’ meeting on February 12, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. The meeting taking place from February 12 - 13 is chaired by NATO’s Secretary General , Mark Rutte. This first day a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group will take place. Photo by Bob Reijnders/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

NATO Meeting - Brussels

NATO Meeting - Brussels

Ruben Brekelmans, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, pictured at NATO Headquarters on the first day of the NATO Defence Ministers’ meeting on February 12, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. The meeting taking place from February 12 - 13 is chaired by NATO’s Secretary General , Mark Rutte. This first day a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group will take place. Photo by Bob Reijnders/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

NATO Meeting - Brussels

NATO Meeting - Brussels

Ruben Brekelmans, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, pictured at NATO Headquarters on the first day of the NATO Defence Ministers’ meeting on February 12, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. The meeting taking place from February 12 - 13 is chaired by NATO’s Secretary General , Mark Rutte. This first day a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group will take place. Photo by Bob Reijnders/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Weekly Cabinet Meeting Of Ministers - The Hague

Weekly Cabinet Meeting Of Ministers - The Hague

Ruben Brekelmans Minister of Defense at the Catshuis after the weekly cabinet meeting of dutch ministers. Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof was absent this morning due to illness in The Hague, Netherlands on January 31, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

Weekly Cabinet Meeting Of Ministers - The Hague

Weekly Cabinet Meeting Of Ministers - The Hague

Ruben Brekelmans Minister of Defense at the Catshuis after the weekly cabinet meeting of dutch ministers. Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof was absent this morning due to illness in The Hague, Netherlands on January 31, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

Weekly Cabinet Meeting Of Ministers - The Hague

Weekly Cabinet Meeting Of Ministers - The Hague

Ruben Brekelmans Minister of Defense at the Catshuis after the weekly cabinet meeting of dutch ministers. Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof was absent this morning due to illness in The Hague, Netherlands on January 31, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

Weekly Cabinet Meeting Of Ministers - The Hague

Weekly Cabinet Meeting Of Ministers - The Hague

Ruben Brekelmans Minister of Defense at the Catshuis after the weekly cabinet meeting of dutch ministers. Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof was absent this morning due to illness in The Hague, Netherlands on January 31, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

Joint Expeditionary Force summit

Joint Expeditionary Force summit

17.12.2024, Tallinn Tallinn is hosting the high-level Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) summit, bringing together leaders from 10 countries to discuss cooperation in the changing regional security picture. Dutch Minister of Defense Ruben Brekelmans. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

Joint Expeditionary Force summit

Joint Expeditionary Force summit

17.12.2024, Tallinn Tallinn is hosting the high-level Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) summit, bringing together leaders from 10 countries to discuss cooperation in the changing regional security picture. Dutch Minister of Defense Ruben Brekelmans. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

Joint Expeditionary Force summit

Joint Expeditionary Force summit

17.12.2024, Tallinn Tallinn is hosting the high-level Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) summit, bringing together leaders from 10 countries to discuss cooperation in the changing regional security picture. Dutch Minister of Defense Ruben Brekelmans. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

Joint Expeditionary Force summit

Joint Expeditionary Force summit

17.12.2024, Tallinn Tallinn is hosting the high-level Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) summit, bringing together leaders from 10 countries to discuss cooperation in the changing regional security picture. Dutch Minister of Defense Ruben Brekelmans. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

Joint Expeditionary Force summit

Joint Expeditionary Force summit

17.12.2024, Tallinn Tallinn is hosting the high-level Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) summit, bringing together leaders from 10 countries to discuss cooperation in the changing regional security picture. Dutch Minister of Defense Ruben Brekelmans. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

Joint Expeditionary Force summit

Joint Expeditionary Force summit

17.12.2024, Tallinn Tallinn is hosting the high-level Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) summit, bringing together leaders from 10 countries to discuss cooperation in the changing regional security picture. Dutch Minister of Defense Ruben Brekelmans. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

Joint Expeditionary Force summit

Joint Expeditionary Force summit

17.12.2024, Tallinn Tallinn is hosting the high-level Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) summit, bringing together leaders from 10 countries to discuss cooperation in the changing regional security picture. Dutch Minister of Defense Ruben Brekelmans. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

Joint Expeditionary Force summit

Joint Expeditionary Force summit

17.12.2024, Tallinn Tallinn is hosting the high-level Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) summit, bringing together leaders from 10 countries to discuss cooperation in the changing regional security picture. Dutch Minister of Defense Ruben Brekelmans. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

Joint Expeditionary Force JEF summit

Joint Expeditionary Force JEF summit

Netherlands Minister of Defence Ruben Brekelmans attends the Joint Expeditionary Force leaders' JEF summit in Tallinn, Estonia on December 17, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Joint Expeditionary Force JEF summit

Joint Expeditionary Force JEF summit

Netherlands Minister of Defence Ruben Brekelmans attends the Joint Expeditionary Force leaders' JEF summit in Tallinn, Estonia on December 17, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

King Willem-Alexander Attends 10th Commemoration Of Flight MH17 - Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander Attends 10th Commemoration Of Flight MH17 - Netherlands

Dutch Minister of Defense Ruben Brekelmans attends the 10th commemoration of MH17 flight disaster at the National MH17 monument on July 17, 2024 in Vijfhuizen, Netherlands. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the disaster of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, who crashed in eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Willem-Alexander Attends 10th Commemoration Of Flight MH17 - Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander Attends 10th Commemoration Of Flight MH17 - Netherlands

Dutch Minister of Defense Ruben Brekelmans attends the 10th commemoration of MH17 flight disaster at the National MH17 monument on July 17, 2024 in Vijfhuizen, Netherlands. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the disaster of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, who crashed in eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Willem-Alexander Attends 10th Commemoration Of Flight MH17 - Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander Attends 10th Commemoration Of Flight MH17 - Netherlands

(L to R) Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Caspar Veldkamp, Dutch Minister of Justice David van Weel, Dutch Minister of Defense Ruben Brekelmans and Dutch Minister of Infrastructure Barry Madlener attend the 10th commemoration of MH17 flight disaster at the National MH17 monument on July 17, 2024 in Vijfhuizen, Netherlands. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the disaster of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, who crashed in eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ukrainian and Dutch FMs pay tribute to late Ukrainian soldiers in Kyiv

Ukrainian and Dutch FMs pay tribute to late Ukrainian soldiers in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JULY 7, 2024 - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands Caspar Veldkamp, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba and Minister of Defence of the Netherlands Ruben Brekelmans (L to R) attend the ceremony to lay flowers by Ukrainian and Dutch delegations at the Wall of Memory in remembrance of the perished defenders of Ukraine near the St Michaels Golden-Domed Monastery, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Ukrainian and Dutch FMs pay tribute to late Ukrainian soldiers in Kyiv

Ukrainian and Dutch FMs pay tribute to late Ukrainian soldiers in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JULY 7, 2024 - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands Caspar Veldkamp, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba and Minister of Defence of the Netherlands Ruben Brekelmans (L to R) attend the ceremony to lay flowers by Ukrainian and Dutch delegations at the Wall of Memory in remembrance of the perished defenders of Ukraine near the St Michaels Golden-Domed Monastery, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Ukrainian and Dutch FMs pay tribute to late Ukrainian soldiers in Kyiv

Ukrainian and Dutch FMs pay tribute to late Ukrainian soldiers in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JULY 7, 2024 - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands Caspar Veldkamp, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba and Minister of Defence of the Netherlands Ruben Brekelmans (L to R) attend the ceremony to lay flowers by Ukrainian and Dutch delegations at the Wall of Memory in remembrance of the perished defenders of Ukraine near the St Michaels Golden-Domed Monastery, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Ukrainian and Dutch FMs pay tribute to late Ukrainian soldiers in Kyiv

Ukrainian and Dutch FMs pay tribute to late Ukrainian soldiers in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JULY 7, 2024 - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands Caspar Veldkamp, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba and Minister of Defence of the Netherlands Ruben Brekelmans (L to R) attend the ceremony to lay flowers by Ukrainian and Dutch delegations at the Wall of Memory in remembrance of the perished defenders of Ukraine near the St Michaels Golden-Domed Monastery, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Ukrainian and Dutch FMs pay tribute to late Ukrainian soldiers in Kyiv

Ukrainian and Dutch FMs pay tribute to late Ukrainian soldiers in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JULY 7, 2024 - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands Caspar Veldkamp, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba and Minister of Defence of the Netherlands Ruben Brekelmans (L to R) attend the ceremony to lay flowers by Ukrainian and Dutch delegations at the Wall of Memory in remembrance of the perished defenders of Ukraine near the St Michaels Golden-Domed Monastery, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Ukrainian and Dutch FMs pay tribute to late Ukrainian soldiers in Kyiv

Ukrainian and Dutch FMs pay tribute to late Ukrainian soldiers in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JULY 7, 2024 - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands Caspar Veldkamp, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba and Minister of Defence of the Netherlands Ruben Brekelmans (L to R) attend the ceremony to lay flowers by Ukrainian and Dutch delegations at the Wall of Memory in remembrance of the perished defenders of Ukraine near the St Michaels Golden-Domed Monastery, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Ukrainian and Dutch FMs pay tribute to late Ukrainian soldiers in Kyiv

Ukrainian and Dutch FMs pay tribute to late Ukrainian soldiers in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JULY 7, 2024 - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands Caspar Veldkamp, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba and Minister of Defence of the Netherlands Ruben Brekelmans (L to R) attend the ceremony to lay flowers by Ukrainian and Dutch delegations at the Wall of Memory in remembrance of the perished defenders of Ukraine near the St Michaels Golden-Domed Monastery, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Ukrainian and Dutch FMs pay tribute to late Ukrainian soldiers in Kyiv

Ukrainian and Dutch FMs pay tribute to late Ukrainian soldiers in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JULY 7, 2024 - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands Caspar Veldkamp, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba and Minister of Defence of the Netherlands Ruben Brekelmans (L to R) attend the ceremony to lay flowers by Ukrainian and Dutch delegations at the Wall of Memory in remembrance of the perished defenders of Ukraine near the St Michaels Golden-Domed Monastery, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Ukrainian and Dutch FMs pay tribute to late Ukrainian soldiers in Kyiv

Ukrainian and Dutch FMs pay tribute to late Ukrainian soldiers in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JULY 7, 2024 - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands Caspar Veldkamp, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba and Minister of Defence of the Netherlands Ruben Brekelmans (L to R) attend the ceremony to lay flowers by Ukrainian and Dutch delegations at the Wall of Memory in remembrance of the perished defenders of Ukraine near the St Michaels Golden-Domed Monastery, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Ukrainian and Dutch FMs pay tribute to late Ukrainian soldiers in Kyiv

Ukrainian and Dutch FMs pay tribute to late Ukrainian soldiers in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JULY 7, 2024 - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands Caspar Veldkamp, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba and Minister of Defence of the Netherlands Ruben Brekelmans (L to R) attend the ceremony to lay flowers by Ukrainian and Dutch delegations at the Wall of Memory in remembrance of the perished defenders of Ukraine near the St Michaels Golden-Domed Monastery, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Zelensky Visits Odesa

Zelensky Visits Odesa

Handout photo taken on July 7, 2024, shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (C), Netherlands's Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans (R) and Netherlands's Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp (L) posing during their meeting in Odesa, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM