Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky smiles alongside Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of The Netherlands. Ukraine will receive 42 coveted fourth generation F-16 fighter jets from the Netherlands, Zelensky said on Sunday. © Ukrainian Defense Ministry/ X
Newsweek: Smiling Zelensky Reveals Ukraine’s F-16 Fighter-Jet Deal
Ukraine will receive 42 coveted fourth-generation F-16 fighter jets from the Netherlands and Denmark, the Dutch and Ukrainian leaders said on Sunday, marking the first time fighter jets made in the West have been guaranteed to the war-torn country.
“Mark Rutte and I agreed on the number of F-16s that will be provided to Ukraine after training our pilots and engineers is completed. 42 planes,” Zelensky said in a statement posted to social media, referring to the prime minister of the Netherlands along with a picture of the two leaders smiling together. “And this is just the beginning,” he added.
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WNU Editor: F-16s are equipped to carry nuclear tactical weapons. The Kremlin has already warned that every-time a F-16 is in the air over Ukraine, the Russian military will look upon these air operations as a possible nuclear attack.
Update: Oh oh. Ukraine may not be getting F-16s after-all (see tweet below).
Zelensky in the Netherlands lied to the whole world
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte denied Zelensky’s words about the supply of 42 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine .
According to Reuters, Rutte said that the country now has only 42 F-16 aircraft and the Netherlands cannot yet… pic.twitter.com/G76XCpIXB5
— Sprinter (@Sprinter99800) August 20, 2023
Ukraine updates: Netherlands, Denmark to send F-16s to Kyiv — DW
F-16s from Dutch, Danes will ‘deliver new results for Ukraine,’ Zelenskyy says: Live updates — USA Today
Ukraine war latest: Kyiv to receive 42 F-16 fighter jets, with first aircraft set to arrive in 2023 — Kyiv Independent
Denmark and Netherlands pledge to give F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine as Zelenskyy visits — AP
Netherlands, Denmark commit to delivering F-16s to Ukraine — Reuters
Zelensky hails ‘historic’ supply of F-16s as Ukraine seeks to counter Russian air supremacy — CNN
Netherlands and Denmark to send dozens of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine — The Telegraph
Dozens Of F-16s Were Just Officially Pledged To Ukraine — Warzone/The Drive
EU states to give F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine — RT