IT WAS ANNOUNCED A FEW DAYS AGO
The Dutch Ministry of Defense announced on August 18 that the Netherlands’ delivery of F-16 warplanes to Ukraine was approved by the United States. “We welcome the US approval of the delivery of F-16 warplanes to Ukraine. This allows us to complete the training of Ukrainian pilots,” Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren said in a statement. He stated that they are in contact with their European partners for the next steps.
MEETINGS WITH THE USA
Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra thanked his US counterpart Antony Blinken for cooperation and said, “This step is an important milestone for Ukraine to defend its own people and country.” had evaluated.
With the aim of supplying F-16s to Ukraine, the countries led by the Netherlands and Denmark agreed in May to train Ukrainian pilots for the US-made F-16 warplanes widely used in NATO.