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Reznikov specified that the Armed Forces were needed for a large-scale counteroffensive

Defense forces need F-16, Gripen or Tornado fighters . The time factor is crucial and the partners understood this during the last meeting in the Rammstein format. Read more thread:
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In order to launch a counteroffensive, the Armed Forces of Ukraine need F-16 , Gripen or Tornado fighters . The time factor is crucial and the partners understood this during the last meeting in the Rammstein format
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This was stated by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Oleksiy Reznikov, in an interview with La Repubblica . He explained that the brand of fighters is not particularly important - it is important that they are modern and have the latest radars.
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We will remind: Britain is ready to send its combat aircraft to allies in Europe, which in return can hand over old fighter jets to Ukraine. We are talking about the Soviet MiG-29 or Su-24..obozrevatel.com/ukr/politics-n…
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Meanwhile, the USA admitted that F-16 fighters will help Ukraine win the war with Russia . In this connection, it became more and more difficult for the American authorities to find arguments against the transfer of these planes to Kyiv.
war.obozrevatel.com/ukr/v-ssha-viz…
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Ukrainian authorities have been seeking F-16 fighter jets literally since the first days of the war, and on January 20, -
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyi directly called on allies and partners to consider the possibility of providing Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets at the next Ramstein-style meeting.
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However, on February 25, 2023, US President Joe Biden announced that the F-16 fighter jets would not be transferred to Ukraine yet , because "now they are not needed" by the Ukrainians.
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Negotiations between Ukraine and the United States regarding the F-16 fighter jets may continue for several more months, said the permanent representative of the United States to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield.
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She reminded that the US should make sure that the Ukrainians will have the necessary training and ability to use the appropriate weapons systems.
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- the Minister of Defense of Sweden, Paul Jonsson, said that his country had received a request from Kyiv to provide Gripen fighters. However, there are currently limits to such military assistance
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- Italy is ready to transfer up to five Tornado and AMX fighters to Ukraine. But the country will take such a step only if other Western allies start doing it.
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