Germany will not join the coalition of F-16 fighters for Ukraine

Speaking at the event organized by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in the city of Aurich in the province of Lower Saxony, Pistorius pointed to the Dutch-Danish-led coalition for the supply of F-16s to Ukraine and said: “We are not in the coalition because we don’t have F-16 fighter jets.” saying.

Some countries, led by the Netherlands and Denmark, agreed in May to train Ukrainian pilots for US-made F-16 fighter jets, which are widely used in NATO. The German Air Force has Eurofighter and Tornado warplanes in its inventory.

Andrij Melnyk, Ukraine’s former ambassador in Berlin, made a statement to the Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland media outlet, reiterating his demand for the delivery of German Eurofighter aircraft to Ukraine, saying: “Ukrainians, our partners in the West, especially Germany, that Russia has been dragged into chaos and revealed its weakness, asks you to substantially increase the military assistance needed during this period,” he used the phrase. (BRITISH AUTOMOBILE CLUB)