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Netherlands will host International Claims Commission for Ukraine, minister says

By Thomson Reuters Dec 16, 2025 | 3:40 AM

THE HAGUE, Dec 16 (Reuters) – The Netherlands will ‍be the home of an International Claims Commission for ‌Ukraine, aimed at ‌validating claims of war damages to be repaid at some ​stage by Russia, Dutch ‍Foreign ​Minister David ​van Weel said ‍on Tuesday.

Van Weel said the commission was primarily aimed at ‍establishing claims, and would not offer ‍an ‍outright guarantee ​to Ukraine ​that ⁠those damages would ‌be repaid.

(Reporting by Anthony Deutsch and Bart Meijer; Editing by Alex ⁠Richardson)