2023-10-11 10:13:11
Belgium will make F-16s available to Ukraine from 2025, pending the decision of the next government, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo announced on Wednesday during a press conference alongside the president Ukrainian, Volodymyr Zelensky.
“Belgium will be able to supply F-16s to Ukraine in 2025,” the Prime Minister said at the press conference. However, he specifies that this will be subject to a decision by the government at that time. The government in place at that time will, in fact, be different. “I hope that these measures can be a source of inspiration for other countries in the European Union. “, he added.
Mr. Zelensky’s visit to Brussels comes at a time when the defense ministers of the 31 allied countries are meeting for two days, notably within the Defense contact group for Ukraine in the so-called “Ramstein” format, under the direction of the United States, to coordinate military aid to Kiev to help it repel Russian aggression.
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The Belgian Minister of Defense, Ludivine Dedonder, for her part indicated Wednesday morning on RTL radio that Belgium will send F-16s to Ukraine “from 2025 depending on the increase in our F-16 capacity. -35 (of which Belgium ordered 34 copies, editor’s note).”
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