Denmark ready to send F-16 fighters to Ukraine, with US consent 

This was stated by Danish Acting Minister of Defense Troels Lund Poulsen, Radio 4 reports.

“Denmark cannot give combat planes to Ukraine alone. We need a group of countries to work together if we want to provide Ukraine with fighter jets and keep them in good shape. We can't do this on our own because we need permission from the United States since the F16 is an American aircraft. But I want to emphasize that we will support Ukraine. Ukraine needs planes more than ever if they want to win,” said Poulsen.

According to Radio 4, a government official recently said something different. They mentioned that Denmark hasn't decided yet whether to give Danish fighter jets or not.

Troels Lund Poulsen mentioned that the Danish government hasn't made a decision about the F-16 fighter jets.

It's worth mentioning that Ukrainian pilots will come to Denmark soon to be trained on how to fly and maintain F-16 planes. The training will happen at the Skrydstrup base in Jutland, which the Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, visited in May.

Denmark and the Netherlands are leading the effort to train Ukrainian pilots. Denmark has a total of 43 F-16 planes, with 30 of them actively serving in the military. However, Denmark is replacing the F-16s with newer F-35 fighter jets.

• On May 19, Portugal and Denmark joined the aviation coalition to train Ukrainian pilots and mechanics on Western planes.

• During a meeting in Ramstein on May 26, it was announced that Denmark and the Netherlands would lead the coalition for training the Armed Forces on the F-16. Currently, four more countries are part of the coalition.

• In May, Denmark also announced an increase in military aid spending for Ukraine. This year, the government will allocate 7.5 billion Danish kroner, and an additional 10.4 billion kroner next year.

• On June 12, the Danish government approved the allocation of two thousand artillery shells worth around 250 million Danish kroner to Ukraine.

• On June 15, it was reported that Denmark and the Netherlands plan to begin training Ukrainian pilots on the F-16 during the summer and establish a training center in one of the NATO countries in Eastern Europe.