EU has no commitment on giving fighter jets to Ukraine
Thursday, 9 February 2023, 17:03
The EU leaders did not give Volodymyr Zelenskyy any commitments on providing combat aircraft during the summit in Brussels on Thursday.
Source: Bloomberg citing EU official, reports European Pravda
Quote: "European leaders made clear to Volodymyr Zelenskyy that they’re willing to do more military to aid Ukraine, but no-one has so far committed to providing fighter jets," the agency states.
Bloomberg states that Zelenskyy is expected to have meetings with small groupings of European leaders Thursday afternoon of as long as 30 minutes each before departing.
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Background:
- During a press conference in Brussels, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that there are already certain positive decisions regarding the transfer of Western fighter jets to Ukraine, but Russia should not know about them.
- Earlier, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confirmed that London is ready to consider providing Ukraine with fighter jets, and the decision to train pilots is actually the first step towards this.
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