Russia & Ukraine

kashirin said:
Given F-16 are less capable than ukrainian soviet jets
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We will get to see shortly...

NATO to discuss supplying Western jets to Ukraine in June
https://english.nv.ua/nation/nato-t...rn-jets-to-ukraine-in-june-news-50325556.html

US signals to allies it won’t block their export of F-16 jets to Ukraine
https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/18/politics/us-allies-f-16-jets-ukraine/index.html

Interesting to note that dozens of Ukrainian pilots have already been training in western jets for months.
 
In Korean and Vietnam war, Russia "supplied jets" to North Korea and Vietnam. What that actually meant was Russian pilots flying Russian jets. It was widely known, in Russia and, I am sure, in the US, but was not publicly acknowledged. Same thing happened with the Egypt-Israeli and Syrian-Israeli conflicts. Russians flying "Arab" jets.

I expect, at least to begin with, a similar situation here.
 
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Zelenskyy will be attending the G7 summit in Japan where he will seek arms and aid.

G-7 leaders commit to more Russia sanctions with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy set to attend summit
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/19/g-7...tions-zelenskyy-expected-to-fly-to-japan.html
  • “We will starve Russia of G-7 technology, industrial equipment and services that support its war machine,” the G-7 said in a statement released late Friday.
  • The G-7 added, “We will continue our joint effort to support Ukraine’s repair of its critical infrastructure, recovery and reconstruction.”
  • The United Kingdom separately imposed further sanctions on Russia’s diamonds, an industry worth $4 billion in exports in 2021.
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gwb-trading said:
We will get to see shortly...

NATO to discuss supplying Western jets to Ukraine in June
https://english.nv.ua/nation/nato-t...rn-jets-to-ukraine-in-june-news-50325556.html

US signals to allies it won’t block their export of F-16 jets to Ukraine
https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/18/politics/us-allies-f-16-jets-ukraine/index.html

Interesting to note that dozens of Ukrainian pilots have already been training in western jets for months.
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Belgium stepping up to do the pilot training...

Belgium offers to train Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16s,
https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2023/05/17/belgium-offers-to-train-ukrainian-pilots-to-fly-f-16s/

Belgium is likely to join the international fighter jet coalition being forged by the UK and the Netherlands at the Council of Europe summit in Iceland. While the Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo (Flemish liberal) once again said that Belgium would not be providing the Ukrainians with any F-16 fighter jets, he did say that Belgium is prepared to train Ukrainian pilots to fly the F-16s lent to it is by other countries.

The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been asking the West to supply him with fighter jets to help his country’s war effort for some time. President Zelenskyy’s request had fallen on deaf ears. However, now the British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte are in the process of forging an international coalition to provide Ukraine with fighter jets.

Belgium is prepared to participate in the coalition. However, the Federal Prime Minister Alexander De Croo made it clear that Belgium would not be lending Ukraine any of our F-16 fighter jets as they are needed for the protection of the airspace above the Benelux and for NATO operation above the Baltic States. Instead, Mr De Croo's offices says that the Belgian Air Force will train Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16s.
 
gwb-trading said:
Belgium stepping up to do the pilot training...

Belgium offers to train Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16s,
https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2023/05/17/belgium-offers-to-train-ukrainian-pilots-to-fly-f-16s/

Belgium is likely to join the international fighter jet coalition being forged by the UK and the Netherlands at the Council of Europe summit in Iceland. While the Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo (Flemish liberal) once again said that Belgium would not be providing the Ukrainians with any F-16 fighter jets, he did say that Belgium is prepared to train Ukrainian pilots to fly the F-16s lent to it is by other countries.

The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been asking the West to supply him with fighter jets to help his country’s war effort for some time. President Zelenskyy’s request had fallen on deaf ears. However, now the British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte are in the process of forging an international coalition to provide Ukraine with fighter jets.

Belgium is prepared to participate in the coalition. However, the Federal Prime Minister Alexander De Croo made it clear that Belgium would not be lending Ukraine any of our F-16 fighter jets as they are needed for the protection of the airspace above the Benelux and for NATO operation above the Baltic States. Instead, Mr De Croo's offices says that the Belgian Air Force will train Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16s.
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‘Big step': U.S. joins major effort to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16s, other jets
Officials hope to begin instruction in the coming weeks.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/19/fighter-jets-ukraine-biden-00097846

The U.S. will support a joint international effort to train Ukrainian pilots on modern fighter aircraft, including F-16s, President Joe Biden informed G-7 leaders on Friday in Japan.

(More at above url)
 
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