The justice ministers of the Council of Europe member and observer states have adopted the so-called Riga principles, outlining how Russia should be hold accountable for the losses and damages it has caused in Ukraine, the Council announced[1] o…
The Ministers of Justice of the Council of Europe member and observer states have adopted a declaration setting out a number of principles (the Riga Principles) to achieve comprehensive accountability for the Russian Federation ‘s aggression against Uk…
Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė has stated that after the war in Ukraine ends, there will be debates as to how to make Russia pay for the damage it caused.
Source: Šimonytė during the Vilnius Conference event, as reported by European Pravda …
Oleksii Reznikov, Defence Minister of Ukraine, has said that Ukraine would not use the F-16 fighters during the upcoming counteroffensive in the summer, but the aircraft could be deployed in the fall or winter.
Source: Reznikov in an interview with NHK…
To prevail over Russians in the airspace on a specific front, Ukraine needs at least three or four squadrons, 12-16 units each, of F-16 fighter jets.
Source: Brigadier General Serhii Holubtsov, chief of aircraft of the Air Force Command of the Ukrainia…
A total of 48 F-16 fighter jets are essential for the liberation of Ukraine from the Russian invaders.
Source: Ukraine’s Defence Ministry on Twitter
Quote: “4 squadrons of F16s [48 aircraft – ed.] are exactly what we need to liberate our country from t…
Iryna Mudra, the Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine, has said that the International register of damage caused by Russian aggression in Ukraine will become operational in August this year.
Source: Mudra on air during the national joint 24/7 newscast…
Italy might join international efforts to train Ukrainian pilots using modern fighter jets, but it is unable to give F-16s to Ukraine as it does not have any in its possession.
Source: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at a press conference followi…
UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace believes that the long-range Storm Shadow missiles allow Ukraine to partially compensate for the lack of modern combat fighters, which it has not yet been provided with.
Source: Wallace at a press conference with Norweg…
The United States does not allow Ukrainian pilots to begin training on F-16 fighter jets in Europe, despite the readiness of several countries to conduct such training.
Source: The New York Times with reference to an unnamed Ukrainian official.
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