Poland is ready to train Ukrainian pilots on American F-16 warplanes. This was expressed by Mariusz Blaszczak, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense, in Brussels after the meeting of the heads of defense ministers of NATO countries. DEA News.
According to him, such training has not yet begun, but the Polish side is ready to do it.
“I suggested that this type of training be included in the EU training mission conducted in Poland,” said Blaszczak.
Former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg declarationTraining Ukrainian pilots to fly US-made F-16 warplanes does not make NATO a party to the conflict in Ukraine.
Before that, the newspaper Politico wrote that Ukraine could receive F-16 fighter planes by autumn and the first plane could be transferred to the Netherlands. In response, the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, said that training for Ukrainian pilots to fly the F-16 has already begun in many countries. More details – in the material “socialbites.ca”.