F-16 fighter jets for Ukraine are ready in the Netherlands

He shared the information on Espreso TV.

"Ukraine will receive all the heavy weapons, fighter jets will also come. America is discussing the supply of F-16s, but the US will not supply them. One of the European countries that has these planes, the Netherlands, can already act as a donor. They have more than 30 F-16 fighter jets. The Netherlands is currently rearming its army with F-35s. That is, the F-16s are ready to go anytime," Czech emphasized.

Regarding the possibility of providing Ukraine with newer fighters, the politician noted that this issue is more difficult to resolve than the F-16 issue.

"I would like Ukraine to receive F-35 fighter jets. 25-30 of these aircraft can solve the problem of the sky in Ukraine. But it takes 3 to 5 years to move F-35s. Poland signed the contracts 2 years ago and will receive the F-35 in 2 to 3 years," explained Czech.

Mirosław Czech also added that the newest modification of Abrams tanks, which are currently deployed in Poland, will arrive in Ukraine by fall.

• On February 18, British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said that Ukraine should expect to receive modern fighter jets after the war with Russia ends. However, the same day, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that the UK would be the first country to provide Ukraine with long-range weapons.

• On February 20, Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said that the decision to provide Ukraine with fighter jets could be made by the allies in the next one to two months.

• On February 21, Former British Prime Ministers Boris Johnson and Liz Truss called for the supply of fighter jets to Ukraine. They criticized Rishi Sunak for delaying the supply of the fighter jets.

• Amid new appeals to Western countries to provide fighter jets, Slovakia is considering providing Ukraine with 10 of its 11 MiG-29 aircraft.

• The newly elected Czech President Petr Pavel has called for providing Ukraine with Western fighter jets, but in six months or later - after training is completed.

• UK Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood emphasized that Ukraine needs airplanes and tanks in the war against Russia.

• On March 3, Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said that partner countries were to provide Ukraine with several types of fighter jets: one of them was the main aircraft of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

• Latvian Prime Minister Krišjanis Karinš is confident that Western partners will start supplying fighter jets to Ukraine and it is only a matter of time.

• Two Ukrainian pilots are currently at a US military base, having their flying skills evaluated on simulators, including F-16s.