OREANDA-NEWS Dutch State Secretary of Defense Christophe van der Maat said last week that the Dutch military was reaching the limits of defense aid to Ukraine.

Moreover, local media reported that the government's plan to provide self-propelled artillery systems to Kiev had sparked discontent among the kingdom's military.Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24, after the breakaway republics of Donetsk and Luhansk appealed for help in defending themselves against Ukrainian forces. In response to Russia's operation, Western countries have rolled out a comprehensive sanctions campaign against Moscow and have been supplying weapons to Ukraine.Russia has voiced protest to NATO countries over the supply of weapons to Ukraine.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has stressed that all cargo that contains arms deliveries for Ukraine could become a target for Russia. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has stressed that providing Kiev with Western arms does not contribute to the resolution of the Ukraine conflict and will only have negative consequences.