Kyiv has clamored for Western-made fighter jets to counter Russia's aerial dominance.
Belgium will send 30 of its F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine in the coming years, the country's foreign minister has said, as Kyiv's wait to get Western-made jets airborne drags on.Brussels will deliver the F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine by 2028, Belgian Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib told domestic broadcaster RTL on Tuesday. The first batch of aircraft will be delivered 'by the end of the year,' she added.
In late April, Belgium's Prime Minister, Alexander De Croo, said the country would send 'the entire F-16 fleet to Ukraine in the medium term,' but did not specify when exactly the jets would arrive. Belgian Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder said late last month that Belgium would 'do everything possible' to deliver F-16s to Ukraine by the end of 2024.
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