“I spoke with Mark Rutte to thank the Dutch government for its decision to start preparing the initial 18 F-16 jets for their delivery to Ukraine,” Zelensky said on social platform X, formerly known as Twitter.<\/p>\n
Zelensky said that he also discussed with Rutte the developments in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the situation in the Black Sea, and Ukraine’s current military needs, including artillery, drones, and air defense.<\/p>\n
Zelensky and Rutte agreed to continue joint work on security guarantees for Kiev and discussed the next meeting on Ukraine’s Peace Formula.<\/p>\n
After the conversation, Rutte wrote on Twitter that certain criteria must be met before F-16 delivery to Ukraine can take place, including requirements for personnel and infrastructure.<\/p>\n
The Netherlands, along with Denmark, Norway and Belgium have pledged to transfer F-16 jets to Ukraine to help the country upgrade its combat aircraft fleet amid the conflict with Russia.<\/p>\n
The F-16 training center for Ukrainian pilots opened in Romania last month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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