Reuters said the head of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry will meet with President Macron to discuss the supply of aircraft to Kyiv.
Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov is heading to the French capital Paris on Tuesday, January 31. It is assumed that he will discuss with the French side the issue of transferring F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. The international news agency Reuters reported this on January 31.
The head of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron, according to the media and added that the subject of negotiations will be the supply of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine.
The report also said that Reznikov will meet with his French counterpart Sebastien Leccorne to discuss the Mamba SAMP / T air defense systems from France and Italy.
Ukraine received a major boost last week when Germany and the United States announced plans to provide heavy tanks, ending weeks of diplomatic deadlock on the issue.
At the same time, the media draws attention to the fact that there is still no unanimous decision among the allies on the issue of providing Ukraine with F-16. However, judging by official information, France and Poland are ready to meet such a request from Ukraine, the news agency added.
In addition, the report draws attention to the fact that Warsaw agrees to transfer these fighters to Ukraine, provided that this decision is supported by NATO.
As previously reported, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said his country was ready to consider Ukraine’s request for the supply of F-16 fighters, but so far no such request has been received. .
Macron, at a joint press conference with Rutte, answered reporters’ questions about France’s readiness to transfer fighter jets to Ukraine, saying “in principle, nothing is forbidden.”
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