British Defense Minister Ben Wallace said that the United Kingdom is ready to hand over fighter jets to European allies who will send Soviet planes to Ukraine.
CNN writes about it.
According to him, some European countries have Soviet MiG 29 and Su-24 aircraft.
"If they want to hand them over, we can use our fighter jets to secure them," Wallace noted.
He added that Great Britain is working to restore its stockpiles of ammunition, as its stockpiles have been depleted since Russiaʼs invasion of Ukraine.
"This war in Ukraine and the way Russia is fighting has shown the whole West that our stocks have often borne the brunt of defense cuts over the past three decades, and we need to restore them," the British minister stated.
- On February 13, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated that the Alliance can provide Ukraine with modern combat aircraft for self-defense. He also emphasized that Ukraine needs urgent assistance in armaments, as Russia seems to have already launched a large-scale offensive.
- At the end of January, Poland informed that it was ready to transfer F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine in coordination with its NATO allies. Britain has already agreed to begin training Ukrainian fighter pilots, but there are no specifics regarding the provision of fighter jets.
- British Defense Minister Ben Wallace stated that Ukraine will be able to get Eurofighter Typhoon fighters only after the war.
- According to the media, Italy is also considering the possibility of handing over five combat aircraft to Ukraine. But the first will not do it.