Italian Prime Minister George Meloni said at a press conference that Italy does not have F-16 fighters, but that the country will address the issue of training Ukrainian pilots. Broadcast leadership Web site governments of the country.
We cannot take part in this project because we do not have F-16s. But we are talking about the possible training of Ukrainian pilots. “We haven’t made that decision yet, and we’re talking to allies,” he said.
Earlier, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said: not waitingHe noted that the delivery of F-16 warplanes from Western countries to Kiev will take place in the near future, but at the same time he is very happy in connection with the possible transfer of the F-16 to the Ukrainian army. Zelensky noted that he does not think that tomorrow all the means of defense should be in Ukraine.
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to organize a military special operation to protect Donbass, in response to a request for assistance from the heads of the LPR and DPR.