US reportedly approves sending F-16 jets to Ukraine from Denmark and Netherlands
by Helen Sullivan and Reuters from World news | The Guardian on (#6DYJQ)
Secretary of state Antony Blinken confers full support' for transfer of F-16s and training of pilots
The United States has approved sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine from Denmark and the Netherlands as soon as pilot training is completed, the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, says in a letter seen by the Reuters news agency.
Washington will expedite the approval of transfer requests for F-16s, the letter - sent to Blinken's counterparts in Denmark and the Netherlands - was reported to say. The US must approve the transfer of the military jets from its allies to Ukraine.
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