The U.S. and the U.K. are endorsing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to become the next NATO Secretary General, according to media reports on Feb. 22, which cited officials in Washington D.C. and London.The mandate of current NATO Secretary General Jens…
Ukraine can expect to receive the first batch of U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets from Denmark already this summer, the Danish Defense Ministry announced on Feb. 22.Denmark has pledged to send Ukraine 19 F-16s, with the first batch of six aircraft initially…
The first four Ukrainian pilots are scheduled to complete U.S.-led training on F-16 fighter jets by this summer, CNN reported on Feb. 20.According to CNN, the pilots, who have been training at a U.S. air base in Arizona since October, are expected to c…
The first four Ukrainian pilots will complete their training on F-16 fighter jets by summer.
Source: CNN, citing the Arizona National Guard
Details: The pilots commenced training in mid-October with the 162nd Fighter Regiment in Tucson, Arizona. The Pe…
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is unable to specify the timeframe for the provision of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, pointing out that the pilots must be ready to fly them.
Source: Jens Stoltenberg, in an interview for Radio Liberty on 20 Febr…
Russian forces are “taking advantage” of Western allies’ delays in providing Ukraine with additional military aid, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address on Feb. 19. “The situation is extremely difficult in several parts of …
Ukraine has received external financing totalling US$42.5 billion in 2023, of which US$11.6 billion (27%) was non-repayable grant aid.
Source: Ministry of Finance of Ukraine
Details: Grant aid was provided by the following countries: the United States,…
Ukraine may receive its first F-16 fighter jets this June, the Foreign Policy magazine reported on Feb. 18, citing Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas and an unnamed European official.”I think that in June we will see them in Ukraine,” Anusa…
Speaking at a panel discussion on EU defense priorities at the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 18, the EU’s chief diplomat Josep Borrell criticized Western allies’ initial indecisiveness in providing military assistance to Ukraine, suggesting that t…
17 February, 2024 Medical equipment. Photo credits: Government of Norway
Norway sends medical equipment and other supplies to Ukraine’s military.
The Norwegian government announced this on its website on February 17.
It is noted that this equipment a…