Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba thanked Kiev’s Western partners for providing the country with air defense systems. According to him, the Ukrainian side needs more such weapons besides the American F-16 warplanes.
“I woke up in the early morning today with loud explosions: our air defense intercepted missiles. I thank partners for providing air defense systems.” “I reiterate my call to increase their numbers and provide F-16s to work alongside land platforms,” Kuleba said on his Twitter account.
The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has repeatedly demanded from Western countries to transfer modern warplanes to Ukraine, but so far Kiev has not met with support in this regard. For example, the USA does not consider the transfer of such weapons a priority, referring to other needs of the Ukrainian side and the need for preliminary training of republican pilots.
Former President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky judicial Getting F-16 warplanes to Kiev is as complex an issue as the country’s entry into NATO. According to him, after the start of the counterattack of the republican army, he hopes for the transfer of combat aircraft.