Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said in a statement on social media that the F-16 warplanes promised by the Netherlands to Ukraine will arrive at the training center in Romania within two weeks. X.
According to the head of the Dutch Cabinet, he informed Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky about this during a video conference. The Prime Minister said that F-16s, which the Netherlands has promised to strengthen Ukraine’s air defense, will come to Romania.
This means, as Rutte noted, that training courses for Ukrainian pilots who will fly these warplanes could start in the near future.
Formerly representative of the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Yuri Ignat statedHe said Ukrainian officials hope to receive the first American F-16 fighter jets next spring. According to him, all Western officials give different dates for the delivery of the plane.
Before this, Denmark had stated that Ukraine could not use F-16 warplanes anywhere outside its own territory. Some of the aircraft promised to Kiev are planned to be delivered in the near future. Russia had previously stated that F-16s could be used to carry nuclear weapons and promised a “military-technical response” if these warplanes appeared in the skies of Ukraine. Details are in the material “socialbites.ca”.
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