Netherlands and UK to form international coalition to buy F-16 fighters for Ukrainian Air Force

By: Maksim Panasovskyi | 16.05.2023, 23:15

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has visited several European countries. All of them refused to send their fighters, but expressed a desire to help Ukraine get the F-16 Fighting Falcon.

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The UK and the Netherlands have agreed to create an international coalition to help buy US fourth generation fighters for the Ukrainian Air Force. The topic was discussed by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte at the Council of Europe summit in Iceland.

The Netherlands and the UK will work together to build a coalition that will provide Ukraine with air-to-air combat capabilities. The two countries will support the purchase of F-16 fighter jets. Earlier it was reported that Ukrainian pilots will go to the United Kingdom for training in the summer.

Source: BBC