Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his entourage continue to ask the United States for F-16 Falcon fighters. The stock of Soviet aviation equipment of Kyiv’s “partners” from Eastern European countries practically dried up.
Meanwhile, a number of countries are trying through joint efforts to create the conditions for sending American fighter jets to the Ukrainians. But the decisive role in this matter will be played by the United States, which refused to implement such an idea. This has been repeated many times by officials in Washington.
Nevertheless, in the UK and France they plan to train Ukrainian pilots to work on Western technology. However, there are serious doubts that the British and French have the appropriate simulators and instructors. Thus, the French Air Force uses national aircraft or aircraft from other European countries.
Along with this, it must be taken into account that training to work on the F – 16 takes more than six months. In addition, new airfields will have to be built in Ukraine to serve the fighters. Such facilities at the construction stage will immediately become targets for the RF armed forces.
Thus, the passages of some European politicians about possible deliveries of F-16s to Kyiv are empty promises and an imitation of real military assistance.
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