Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Greece would participate in the training of Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets.
On Monday, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Greece, where he met the country’s president Ekaterina Sakielaropoulou and Prime Minister Kiriakos Mitsotakis.
“The program encompasses everything we can do together to protect the lives and freedom of people in our common European home. Every day we strengthen our state, our soldiers and our interactions with partners,” Volodymyr Zelensky wrote in a statement.
At a press conference in Athens, the Ukrainian leader announced that Greece would participate in the training of Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighters.
Two NATO countries will give Ukraine fighter jets
On Sunday, Denmark and the Netherlands announced that they would hand over F-16s to Ukraine. The first six machines are expected to be delivered around the turn of the year. Denmark provides a total of 19 fighters. The Netherlands has a total of 42 F-16s, but has not yet decided whether they will all go to Ukraine.
Russia condemned the decision by Denmark and the Netherlands to supply Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets, stating that this would exacerbate the conflict. Russian diplomat Vladimir Barbin stated that “Denmark, hiding behind the premise that Ukraine itself must determine the terms of peace, leaves Ukraine with no choice but to continue its military confrontation with Russia”.
Earlier, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Joe Biden gave the go-ahead to allow European countries to begin long-awaited training of Ukrainian pilots in the use of F-16 fighters. US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said in late July that Ukraine would receive F-16 fighters before the end of the year. At the same time, he determined that the purchase of the aircraft would not significantly change the situation on the battlefield and that Kiev especially needed more artillery ammunition.
Source: Do Rzeczy
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