‘Rutte’s empty promises’ | What you say

Yes, it may cost a few cents. He mainly wants to provide expertise in things we are good at, such as port development, in agriculture and everything that has to do with water. I don’t know if that will help Ukraine. Because how can it happen that a river in Valkenburg such as the Geul can overflow, causing the loss of thousands of houses? Everyone who mattered rushed to see the damage in Valkenburg with their own eyes. And what did all that well-intentioned attention yield? A year later, many people are still sitting there in sackcloth, because damage payments have stagnated or have not been properly arranged and houses are still waiting to be rebuilt.

And ask the farmers how good we are at farming. You mean in the breakdown of agriculture. It seems like everything goes wrong when the government gets involved. If I were Zelekenski I wouldn’t trust Rutte too much on his blue eyes. Then you could be cheated.

Jan Muijs, Tilburg

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