During his trip to Belgium, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the airbase which holds F-16 jets that will be sent to Ukraine.
Source: Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo on Twitter (X); Army Inform
Quote: “Ukranians continue to be killed by the Russian invader every day. Dear Volodymyr Zelenskyy, these F-16s will be yours to help you protect your citizens.”
Details: Alexander de Croo also noted that Ukraine “can only push back Russia with more and better arms, delivered at a faster pace.”
Background: Belgian Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib said her country would supply Ukraine with 30 F-16 fighter jets by 2028.
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Lahbib… 2028… 🤐
That is when all of them are supposed. Some will be this year.
Belgium hasn’t got a successor yet so they will give them to Ukraine every time a F-35 comes in.
Sweden cancels plans to send Gripen jets to Ukraine
Sweden is suspending plans to send Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine to allow for the commissioning of F-16 fighter jets, according to Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson.
“We have been urged by the other countries in the coalition to wait with the Gripen system,” he said, referring to countries that plan to provide Ukraine with American-made F-16 aircraft.
The minister added that this is because “the focus is now on introducing the F-16 system.”
Last year, Ukraine began negotiations with Sweden on receiving Gripen fighter jets, and the Scandinavian country later said it would assess the potential of sending aircraft manufactured by Saab, a Swedish defense contractor.
(From RBC Ukraine, via MSN)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/sweden-cancels-plans-to-send-gripen-jets-to-ukraine/ar-BB1ncyB4
Well, Ukrainian pilots were trained to fly F-16s now. It would take too long to train them now on Gripens. Still the Biden administration did not declare it will send US F-16s to Ukraine! Cowardice! Shameful! Scandalous!
Nice, warm words from Belgium … the same Belgium that does not allow Ukraine to use the F-16s in mafia land.
Hypocritical cowards.
I am beyond frustrated and Fed Up with the West and their incompetent, indecisive, decadent, weak kneed, and corrupt “leaders”.
Support Ukraine with everything they need to realistically win now (or better yet 2years ago) and keep supplying it at speed until Russia is kicked out and returned to the 1991 border.
Otherwise just admit you are going to let Russia reconquer what they erroneously consider “historic Russian lands” and you won’t do anything to stop them as they do so. Oh well, so long Finland, the Baltics, and Poland! Nice to know you, good luck relearning Russian. But at least we will have Peace in Our Times. Doesn’t
anyone remember Chamberlain for heaven’s sake?