By Andrew Thornebrooke Ukraine will receive F-16 fighter jets from the Netherlands and Denmark for use in its ongoing defense against the Russian invasion, officials announced on Aug. 20. Dutch and Danish leadership agreed to give the warplanes to Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, bringing a vital spark of hope to the embattled nation […]
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The Netherlands, a country in northwestern Europe, is known for a flat landscape of canals, tulip fields, windmills and cycling routes. Amsterdam, the capital, is home to the Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum and the house where Jewish diarist Anne Frank hid during WWII. Canalside mansions and a trove of works from artists including Rembrandt and Vermeer remain from the city’s 17th-century “Golden Age.”
