A statement from the Presidency of the UK Government said that Sunak and Rutte agreed during the meeting held on the occasion of a Council of Europe summit in Iceland to “work together to build an international coalition to provide the air combat capabilities, from training to the delivery of F-16 fighters,” reports Agence France Presse.
This summit is the fourth of the organization, founded 75 years ago, and aims to “multiply the means to hold Russia criminally responsible” for the violations committed within the framework of the military offensive it is launching against Ukraine. .
The UK government statement said Sunak “reaffirmed that Ukraine’s rightful place is in NATO”, adding that the two prime ministers “agreed on the importance for allies to provide Ukraine long-term security assistance to ensure it is able to deter future attacks.” .”
On Monday, Sunak received Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and pledged to supply Ukraine with air defense missiles and attack drones soon.
For months, Zelenskyy has been calling on his European allies to provide his country with fighter jets, to enable the Ukrainian army to strike Russian forces in depth.
While in London, Zelenskyy expressed optimism that more fighter jets could be supplied to Kiev in the future.
The UK has already supplied Ukraine with anti-tank missiles, artillery, air defense systems and armored fighting vehicles, as well as British Challenger tanks, and trained Ukrainian forces to operate them.
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