Granting of requests marks first step in significant upgrade of Kyiv’s military capabilities
email rounding up the latestThe US on Friday approved requests by Denmark and the Netherlands to export American-made F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, marking the first step in a significant upgrade of Kyiv’s military capabilities in its war against Russia.said in May he was in favour of
. While it supports other allies’ plans to supply Kyiv with their aircraft, the US has said it will not send its own F-16s to Ukraine, mainly due to concerns about escalating the conflict with Russia, a nuclear power. Dutch defence minister Kajsa Ollongren welcomed the US decision in a post on X, formerly Twitter. “We remain in close contact with European partners to decide on the next steps,” she wrote.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy had for months pressed his western allies to send modern fighter jets toSome capitals, including London and Paris, have heeded Zelenskyy’s calls for western cruise missiles, which Ukrainian forces are deploying in their struggling counteroffensive. But the discussions on fighter jets have proved more complicated.
Air cover provided by Nato-grade fighter jets would help Kyiv push back Russian forces. However, the F-16s from Dutch and Danish military stocks are unlikely to arrive in Ukraine in the immediate future, because Ukrainian pilots have to be trained on the aircraft first.
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