Ukraine’s Defense Minister is convinced that Ukraine will soon receive fighter jets: There will be main 'bird' and 2-3 of other types

This is stated in an interview with the Minister of Defense of Germany Bild.

"I am sure that we will have two or three types of fighters. There will be one main aircraft, and it will depend on which one is better for Ukraine. For our airfields, for our engineers, for maintenance," he said.

In particular, Oleksiy Reznikov commented on the current refusal of the German authorities to provide aircraft: "I remember that Germany did not want to supply tanks. Now my country has Leopards, I personally tested a Leopard from Germany."

The Defense Minister also emphasized that the Ukrainian government will not negotiate with Vladimir Putin: "Ukraine is ready to negotiate reparations, an international tribunal and responsibility for the Kremlin's war crimes, the so-called Nuremberg-2."

Oleksiy Reznikov believes that the war could end this year: "I am an optimist, I see the situation on the battlefield, I see the development of support and I really see that there are chances for this war to end with our victory this year. I am seriously considering this, I know a lot, and this makes me optimistic. An optimist is an informed realist."

• On February 18, British Defence 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.

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

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

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