November 22, 2024 22:23 (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
Centre to send over 10,000 additional soldiers to violence-hit Manipur amid fresh violence | Chhattisgarh: 10 Maoists killed during encounter with security forces in Sukma | Baba Siddique murder case: Arrested Akashdeep Gill used a labourer's hotspot to evade tracking, say police | Donald Trump picks 'smart and tough' Pam Bondi as new US Attorney General after Matt Gaetz withdraws | Canadian government denies media report that claims PM Modi knew of Khalistani leader Nijjar's killing
Netherlands will deliver F-16 fighters to Ukraine: Dutch PM Mark Rutte
Ukraine Crisis
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meeting Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Sunday. Photo Courtesy: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte Twitter page

Netherlands will deliver F-16 fighters to Ukraine: Dutch PM Mark Rutte

| @indiablooms | 21 Aug 2023, 09:30 am

Hague: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Sunday confirmed to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that the Netherlands will deliver F-16 fighters to Ukraine.

Zelensky visited the Netherlands on Sunday.

He met with Rutte at Eindhoven airbase, where they held a joint press conference.

It is unclear how many F-16 fighter jets will go to Ukraine.

Mark Rutte wrote on X: "In May the Netherlands announced that it would train Ukrainian military personnel for the deployment of F-16 aircraft. Today we can announce that the Netherlands and Denmark commit to transfer those F-16s to Ukraine as soon as the necessary conditions have been met. We are working in close cooperation with the US and our other international partners."

"This is a next step in our support for Ukraine. A long-term step, which sends a clear signal: that we will continue supporting Ukraine. With whatever it takes, for as long as it takes: military support, humanitarian aid and reconstruction efforts," he said.

"Many thanks to President @ZelenskyyUa for visiting the Netherlands today. It was good to speak in person with him and foreign minister @DmytroKuleba
at Eindhoven Air Base, together with foreign minister @WBHoekstra, @DefensieMin Kajsa Ollongren and foreign trade and development minister
@LSchreinemacher," he said.

Zelensky said the F-16s will instil fresh confidence and motivation in both warriors and ordinary citizens.

"F-16s will instill fresh confidence and motivation in both warriors and ordinary citizens. They will produce fresh results for Ukraine and the rest of Europe," Zelensky tweeted.

Zelensky later stated on the social media platform X that he expects the support of 42 Dutch F-16 fighter jets.

The Ukrainian leader said: "I thank you once again, dear @MinPres  Mark, @Statsmin Mette, your teams, and the peoples of the Netherlands and Denmark."

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
Related Images
Xi Jinping, Putin in Russia 22 Mar 2023, 02:56 pm
Related Videos