The U.S. has given approval for the Netherlands to deliver F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, the Dutch defense minister said Friday.
The U.S. has given approval for the Netherlands to deliver F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, the Dutch defense minister said Friday, although no timeline was given for delivery or training of the required combat pilots.
The warplanes are a major gain for Kyiv even though they won’t have an immediate impact on the almost 18-month war. “I welcome the US decision to clear the way for delivery of F-16 jets to Ukraine. It allows us to follow through on the training of Ukrainian pilots,” Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren said in a message on X, formerly known as Twitter. “We remain in close contact with European partners to decide on the next steps.”
The announcement comes just 24-hours after Ukraine lamented there would be no no foreign donations of fighter jets during the count offensive, or even this year at all, as Breitbart News
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