‘There should be no taboos’ Dutch Minister of Defence discusses Western troops in Ukraine

TV Rain’s Ekaterina Kotrikadze interviews Kajsa Ollongren, the Dutch Minister of Defence, about the current war in Ukraine, Ukrainian and Russian refugees in the Netherlands, the possibility of Western troops on the ground in Ukraine, and Russia’s new friendships with North Korea and Iran.

0:00 - Kajsa Ollongren’s Russian roots
4:00 - Kajsa Ollongren discusses recent changes in Ukraine conflict
8:12 - ‘It has to be self-defence’ Kajsa Ollongren discusses red lines for Ukraine
12:22 - Putin is getting closer to North Korea and Iran
13:59 - Can Ukraine still win?
16:40 - Kajsa Ollongren reacts to Putin’s peace offer
17:26 - Kajsa Ollongren describes current peace process as being one-sided

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[wernertognetti]

Thank you to TVRain and to the Dutch MOD. She made very clear statements ❤️🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦❤️.

[andyreznick]

Well Done to the Dutch! Excellent interview.

[CollectiveWest]

Thanks a lot. Very impressed with this Netherlands Minister - clear, calm and resolute. "You cannot negotiate with someone holding a gun to your head." It would be nice if the Minister could have a chat with Jake Sullivan, the National Security adviser to the US President, and explain the facts of life to Sullivan in simple terms as Sullivan seems to be a bit confused. The interviewer could have added that Kremlin propagandists have fantasised about destroying key dams of the Netherlands and flooding large areas of the country - which of course the Kremlin has done already in Ukraine. The Netherlands understand exactly what Putin's gangster regime is - Kremlin-controlled forces in the Donbas region shot down the MH17 airliner and murdered all those on board, including 193 Netherlands citizens.

[nescio]

Good interview.. sad to see you go Kasja. May you have many more valuable jobs ahead!

[brunoserwaczek]

THE DUTCH HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN WHAT HAPPENED TO MANY OF THEIR OWN CITIZENS IN THE DOWNING OF A FLIGHT BY A RUSSIAN BUK MISSILE IN THE SUMMER OF 2014 OVER DONETSK AREA.

[mylifeuntilnow]

Thank you for such a clear interview explaining why it is proper to defend Ukraine!

[dimitridev]

This switch of pounonciation between english and russian is amazing !

[KarelBeelaertsvanBlokland]

Excellent minister. Sad to see her go. Her family background makes her so motivated to support Ukraine. Slav Ukraini and Mss Ollongren

[AaRr-bnxx]

Please can we have a defence minister like Kajsa in the UK... We have a potential Prime Minister sucking up to Putin and giving him excuses for invading Ukraine...

[keithbrown]

She actully openly said it. That she wants Ukraine to win the war.
Where the hell are the others, and why are they not yelling it from the rooftops also.

[mhsmit]

Sometimes Dutch language habits get in the way. Ollongren meant to say: “Ukraine has justice on its side” not “the right”

[jamesdonnell]

Great interview... 👏
Eka, you're a superb interviewer
Admire your work and you are radiant on the screen ❤

[janboen]

A clear and logical point of view of the Dutch defense minister. The only correct one if you adk me.

[NurBull]

Good slap for Olaf Scholz with his offer to send helmets to Ukraine. Why aren't Macron, Scholz, Biden, Trump brave and smart like this great lady?

[SilverSquirrel]

Time to end the taboo against drafting middle aged women.

[michaelhoran]

Inability of Ukraine to have English speaking F-16 pilots and technicians is slowing the F-16s program.

[VSP]

F16 is going to be replaced by F35. It is an old plane. Denmark has sold few of the F16 planes he has to Argentine and the rest was sent to Ukraine.

[VSP]

Her Grand father was born in Russia. So what??? If he would have been in Africa or Australia. Would this be good or bad? How is possible a person to influence the birth place of his/her grandfather???

[JurgenAltenburger]

She should be a minister in our government in Switzerland. I would like that.

[MaramaoMaramao]

My respect to Kajsa Ollongren, the Dutch Minister of Defence, but I am very disappointed by the West:the Ukrainians didn't receive even the 1 million shells promised by EU! The war criminal Russians are receiving millions of shells from the pariah state North Korea and the West doesn't allow even to use the western weapons to hit inside Russia!Just criminal!