NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that no decision has yet been made on the supply of Western warplanes to Ukraine. It has been reported TASS.
“Recently, some NATO countries have announced that they have started training Ukrainian pilots. Of course, this is important because at some point we will be able to supply aircraft. “It has to be decided when and how that will happen.”
The Secretary-General stressed that the appropriate decision would depend on “how the situation on the ground changes”.
Earlier, French Army General Jean-Bernard Pinatele said Washington’s allowing European states to supply Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets was an attempt. change costume Damage caused by the loss of Bakhmut (Artemovsk).
On 24 May, Lieutenant General Ingo Gerhartz, Commander-in-Chief of the German Air Force, arrived in Berlin. can join Despite the fact that the Bundeswehr does not have F-16 fighters to transfer to Ukraine, to the “coalition of fighters”.
Prior to that, Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder said that F-16 warplanes were supplied to Ukraine. planned in the long run, they are not designed for impending offensive operations.