MEPs urge EU leaders to supply Ukraine with F-16 as soon as possible

Three dozen members of the European Parliament are calling for the prompt transfer of fourth-generation F-16 fighters to Ukraine. Ukrainian pilots will begin their training on the aircraft in August. Source: European Pravda, referring to a letter published on 19 July by Tomas Zdechovsky, a member of the European Parliament from the Czech Republic, who initiated the campaign

Quote: "Providing Ukraine with these advanced aircraft will significantly enhance its air defence, ensure better citizens' protection and deter further aggression." Details: The signatories of the appeal ask the EU member states to urgently support the accelerated transfer of F-16 Fighting Falcon combat fighters because they are needed to "bolster Ukraine's defence and offensive capabilities".

MEPs also emphasise that without fighters, other military assistance that the West has already provided to Ukraine "may not reach its full potential". The letter was signed, in particular, by MEPs Radoslaw Sikorski and Andrius Kubilius, who have long been actively supporting Ukraine.

The appeal is planned to be sent to the heads of EU member states on 19 July.

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Background:

On Tuesday, 11 July, Ukraine signed a memorandum with its 11 partner states at the NATO Summit in Vilnius.

The memorandum defines the conditions for the training of Ukrainian pilots on the F-16 fighters.
The member states of the fighter jet coalition agreed that the training of the Ukrainian pilots to fly the Western F-16 fighter jets would start in Denmark in August.

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