The UK will train Ukrainian pilots to fly NATO jets 'as quickly as humanly possible', Downing Street has said, but Defence Secretary Ben Wallace warned this may not happen until 'post-conflict'.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy is trying to whip up support for a transfer of fighter jets from Europe.The UK will train Ukrainian pilots to fly NATO jets "as quickly as humanly possible", Downing Street has said, but Defence Secretary Ben Wallace warned this may not happen until "post-conflict".
He addressed the European Parliament on Thursday after meeting with Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz in Paris. Mr Wallace was asked to weigh up what kind of help Britain can send Ukraine, having already pledged Challenger 2 tanks and AS-90 self-propelled artillery most recently. It also trains up Ukrainian soldiers.
He added: "It can be done and the point I'd make is the faster we do it the better. The faster we do it, the bigger the saving in life, the bigger the saving in our defence expenditure.
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