At the June 1 European Political Community Summit in Moldova, the Dutch and Polish prime ministers announced their countries' intent to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets, CNN reports
“We set up the schedule for those training. Poland will help Ukraine train the pilots of F-16 jets,” Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki said.
In turn, Dutch pm Mark Rutte said the Netherlands would also start training Ukrainian pilots on F-16 jets "as soon as possible."
In March, Poland became the first NATO member to pledge fighter jets to Ukraine, the Soviet-era MiG-29s.
Read also:
- Netherlands likely to provide Ukraine with F-16s – Bloomberg
- F-16 training for 20 Ukrainian pilots to start in the UK – Foreign Policy
- Norway to take part in training Ukrainian F-16 pilots – Minister
- Ukraine F-16 pilot training has not yet begun, only preparations are underway – Air Force spox
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