Zelenskyy: Three countries agree to supply Ukraine with F-16s

As of today, three countries – the Netherlands, Denmark and Norway – have confirmed their readiness to supply Ukraine with the F16 fighter jets after the training of pilots and engineers.

Source: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a joint press conference with Jonas Gahr Støre, Prime Minister of Norway, in Kyiv, cited by Ukrinform

Quote: "There are three countries that have agreed to provide the F-16s for Ukraine after the training: Denmark, the Netherlands and Norway. We are very grateful to these three states."

Details: Zelenskyy has thanked the head of the Norwegian government for the "important and historic" decision to supply Ukraine with aircraft.

He has also expressed his gratitude to the US, as the F-16 fighter jets are American technology.

At the same time, to a question about whether Ukraine is being supplied with enough F-16s, Zelenskyy replied: "It is hard to speak about the quantity. I think we should be grateful for any amount. What makes you think there will be a few of them? We’ll see."

Background: On 24 August, the media reported that Norway was ready to supply Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets, two of them for training. The exact quantity is being discussed.

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