Belgium has promised to deliver thirty F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine by 2028. This was reported by the Belga news agency on Tuesday, citing Belgian Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib.
Deliveries will begin “at the end of this year,” Lahbib said shortly before the arrival of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during his trip to the Western allies to seek further support in the war against Russia, in Brussels with.
The first deliveries are scheduled for this year
The first deliveries are planned for this year. Brussels has committed to supplying Kiev with F-16 fighter jets as part of a wider initiative by European allies. In total, Belgium says it has provided Ukraine with military aid worth around 1.2 billion euros since the start of the Russian invasion in 2022.
Ukrainian pilots are already being trained to fly F-16 fighter jets. As part of his visit, Zelensky will visit a military airfield in the Belgian capital. There he reportedly meets instructors who train Ukrainian pilots in the use of F-16 fighter jets.
A bilateral security agreement is signed
Before then, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo wants to sign a new bilateral security treaty with Zelensky. A joint press event is then planned, the government cabinet announced.
Zelenskyj visited Spain on Monday. The government in Madrid promised Ukraine military aid worth one billion euros as part of its bilateral security deal.
Source: Krone
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