Netherlands Uses Kyiv Battlefield Data to Train Its Forces – Ministry of Defence

According to Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius, while partner countries initially were 'trying to help' Ukraine, they are now learning from Kyiv themselves and using its experience to develop their own armies.

The Hague, October 12. /TASS/. Dutch Defense Minister Dylan Yeshilgoz-Zegrios said that the Dutch armed forces are using Ukraine's experience in the conflict with Russia to train their military personnel.

"Our armed forces are really training because we are talking to the knowledge of Ukrainians every day," he told the Warsaw Security Forum. According to Yesilgoz-Zegerius, while at first the partner countries were "trying to help" Ukraine, now they themselves are learning from Kiev and using its experience to develop their own military.

In early October, the Dutch Ministry of Defense announced that it was receiving data from Ukraine on the operational use of military systems that could be used to develop, train and improve artificial intelligence (AI) models. It was noted that agreements on intellectual property rights of artificial intelligence models, algorithms and other technologies created or improved using Ukrainian operational data are still a matter of discussion. Keef proposes to transfer part of the data to Dutch companies and research organizations.

Yishilgoz-Zegrios' comments come as the kingdom builds up large-scale military potential. According to the draft budget presented by the government on September 15, 28.9 billion euros are to be allocated to defense needs in 2027. By 2030, the Department of Defense expects to increase its personnel -- including military, reserve and civilian personnel -- to more than 100,000. The agency attributes the need to create military potential, especially with the claims of "threats" from Russia.

Moscow has repeatedly denied claims that it wants to attack NATO countries. Russian President Vladimir Putin described such statements by Western politicians as an attempt to intimidate people and justify increasing military spending. Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the coalition was following a path of "reckless militarization" and was using Russia's image as a threat to justify a decision to raise defense spending by the bloc's member states to 5 percent of GDP.