Ukraine's Foreign Minister calls on partners to train Ukrainian pilots before making decision to hand over aircraft
Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Minister of Ukraine, has called on the countries that are considering handing over aircraft to Ukraine to start training Ukrainian pilots before the decision on aircraft is approved.
Source: Kuleba during a press conference during the Munich Security Conference, European Pravda reports
Details: Kuleba said he was convinced that Ukraine’s allies will eventually agree to give Ukraine military aircraft, even if it takes longer than their decision on tanks.
He added that the first step is to train Ukrainian pilots, explaining that in the past training always followed decisions to hand over certain types of weapons to Ukraine, causing significant delays in deploying the weapons on the ground.
"That is why we are proposing to start with training [Ukrainian pilots –ed.]. This is our request to all our friends who might give us aircraft: let’s begin the training as soon as possible without making any additional commitments," Kuleba said.
Background:
- UK Defence Minister Ben Wallace said that Ukraine can only obtain the latest Typhoon jets after the end of the war.
- Dmytro Kuleba has earlier said that Ukraine was interested in securing jets from the US, the UK, France and Germany.
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