{"id":2006357,"date":"2023-08-20T16:11:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-20T20:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-to-receive-f-16s-from-netherlands-and-denmark\/"},"modified":"2023-08-20T16:12:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T20:12:17","slug":"ukraine-to-receive-f-16s-from-netherlands-and-denmark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-to-receive-f-16s-from-netherlands-and-denmark\/","title":{"rendered":"Netherlands and Denmark to provide F-16s to Ukraine."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fukraine-to-receive-f-16s-from-netherlands-and-denmark%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2006357&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Netherlands and Denmark to Provide F-16\u200b Fighter Jets\u2064 to Ukraine<\/h2>\n<p>The Netherlands \u2062and Denmark\u2063 have\u2063 made a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trudeau-boldly-declares-opposition-to-authoritarianism-in-ukraine\/\" title=\"Trudeau Boldly Declares Opposition to Authoritarianism \u2013 in Ukraine\">significant announcement<\/a>, pledging \u2063to provide Ukraine \u2064with F-16 fighter aircraft. This \u2062move \u2062has been hailed as\u200c &#8220;historic&#8221; by\u200c Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who expressed\u200b his gratitude to these European allies for their\u200d support\u2062 in Ukraine&#8217;s fight against\u2063 Russia&#8217;s aggression.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt makes me proud that \u2062Denmark, together with the Netherlands, will donate F-16\u2062 fighter jets to Ukraine\u2019s fight for freedom against Russia and its senseless aggression. Denmark\u2019s support for Ukraine\u200b is unwavering, and with the donation of F-16 \u200baircraft, Denmark is now leading the way,\u201d Danish Defense Minister Jakob Ellemann-Jensen said in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Danish Ministry \u200bof Foreign Affairs confirmed that they will gradually provide 19 F-16s, while Dutch \u200cPrime\u200b Minister Mark Rutte mentioned that the Netherlands has 42 F-16s available. However, it is unclear if all of them will \u2064be\u200c provided to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>This agreement is considered the most important yet for Ukraine, as it marks the first country to \u2064agree to\u2062 provide F-16s after training. The Ukrainian \u2062air force\u2063 has identified 32 pilots for F-16 training, but \u2064only eight of\u200c them are proficient in English, which is necessary for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-warn-of-emerging-biochemical-weapons\/\" title=\"Lawmakers warn of emerging biochemical weapons\">complex training<\/a>. The remaining pilots will undergo an English language training\u2064 program in the U.K. before starting the aircraft\u200b training.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-to-receive-f-16s-from-netherlands-and-denmark\/\" title=\"Netherlands and Denmark to provide F-16s to Ukraine.\">seeking fourth-generation aircraft<\/a> from its Western allies for months, and President Joe Biden recently approved their request. The Ukrainian\u2064 leaders \u200bbelieve that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-warns-putin-of-further-consequences-that-didnt-deter-him-in-the-first-place\/\" title=\"Biden Warns Putin of \u201cFurther Consequences\u201d That Didn\u2019t Deter Him in the First Place\">establishing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meet-chinas-j-20-mighty-dragon-stealth-fighter-a-threat-to-the-us-air-force\/\" title=\"Meet China\u2019s J-20 Mighty Dragon Stealth Fighter: A Threat to the US Air Force?\">air superiority<\/a><\/a> over the battlefield will greatly enhance their\u200c counteroffensive efforts against Russia.<\/p>\n<p>With the support of \u200dthe Netherlands and Denmark, Ukraine is one step \u2063closer\u200c to achieving its goal of\u2063 air superiority and defending its freedom\u2063 against Russian aggression.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Netherlands and Denmark will supply Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets, as announced on Sunday. Although the US and Ukraine confirmed they won&#8217;t have F-16s in combat this year, Ukrainian President Zelensky praised the announcement from their European allies as a significant moment. 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