Zelenski ends the agreements for the delivery of F-16 aircraft to Ukraine with Denmark and the Netherlands

The Dutch and Danish governments are also involved in a coalition working on training Ukrainian pilots to fly the advanced fighters.

After your visit in Netherlands, Volodímir Zelenski is found in Denmark, for the first time by virtue of his position as Ukrainian president. With these trips Zelenski finalized the delivery agreements of the supply of F-16 fighter jets from both countries to Ukraine. A decision that he described as an important motivation for his country’s forces, although it is not yet clear when the planes will be in Ukrainian hands or in Ukrainian skies.

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“I know that we always want it to be faster, that jets can speed up this process a lot, that Russia dominates in the air, and that we are not limited to jets, we are talking about air defense systems because winter is ahead,” declared the president.

After months of requests by Zelensky for F-16s to reinforce the Ukrainian air force, USA recently approved the Netherlands and Denmark to supply the US-made planes to Ukraine.

According to him primer ministro nelanddés, Mark Ruttethe F-16s “will not immediately help the war effort” as “this is a long-term commitment from the Netherlands”

The Dutch and Danish governments are also involved in a coalition working on training Ukrainian pilots to fly the advanced fighters.

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