{"id":2007954,"date":"2023-08-22T11:08:42","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T15:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-gives-full-support-approval-of-f-16-fighter-jets-to-ukraine-from-denmark-and-netherlands\/"},"modified":"2023-08-22T11:10:16","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T15:10:16","slug":"us-gives-full-support-approval-of-f-16-fighter-jets-to-ukraine-from-denmark-and-netherlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-gives-full-support-approval-of-f-16-fighter-jets-to-ukraine-from-denmark-and-netherlands\/","title":{"rendered":"US fully supports Ukraine&#8217;s acquisition of F-16 fighter jets from Denmark and Netherlands."},"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\">26<\/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%2Fus-gives-full-support-approval-of-f-16-fighter-jets-to-ukraine-from-denmark-and-netherlands%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=2007954&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 United States Approves F-16 Fighter Jets for Ukraine<\/h2>\n<p>The United States has given its approval for American \u2063F-16 fighters to be deployed in Ukrainian skies, marking a significant development in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-reduces-support-for-s-arabia-in-another-boon-to-iran\/\" title=\"Biden reduces support for S. Arabia in another boon to Iran\">ongoing conflict<\/a> with Russia. However, it will still be \u200bseveral months before \u200bthese jets are actively involved in the fight.<\/p>\n<p>Denmark\u2062 and the Netherlands have been granted permission by the United States to send their F-16s to Ukraine, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us-approves-sending-f-16s-ukraine-denmark-netherlands-2023-08-17\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> report. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media post<\/a> that the Netherlands will donate 42 F-16s, while Denmark will supply \u206319 jets.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A powerful and very fruitful day.<\/p>\n<p>I thank <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MinPres?\">@MinPres<\/a> Mark\u2062 Rutte, his entire team, and the Dutch people for the \u200bdecision on F-16s for Ukraine.\u2064 Our warriors will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-gives-full-support-approval-of-f-16-fighter-jets-to-ukraine-from-denmark-and-netherlands\/\" title=\"US fully supports Ukraine's acquisition of F-16 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kushner-nominated-for-nobel-peace-prize\/\" title=\"Kushner Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize\">fighter jets<\/a> from Denmark and Netherlands.&#8221;>receive\u200b 42 great combat aircraft<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I thank <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Statsmin?\">@Statsmin<\/a> Mette Frederiksen and the entire country of Denmark, as well as each\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0412\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0438\u043c\u0438\u0440 \u0417\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 (@ZelenskyyUa)\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1693334700276752851?\">August 20, \u200d2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a formal \u200dletter supporting the deal, Secretary\u2064 of State Antony Blinken emphasized the United States&#8217; full support for the transfer of\u200d F-16 fighter aircraft \u2062to Ukraine and the training of Ukrainian pilots by qualified F-16 instructors. He stressed the importance of Ukraine&#8217;s ability to defend itself against Russian aggression and\u2064 violation of its\u2064 sovereignty.<\/p>\n<p>However, it will still be several months before the \u2062F-16s can\u200c be \u200dfully utilized. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2023\/08\/11\/f-16-fighters-ukraine-training-delays\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a>, the first group of six Ukrainian pilots will not complete their training until next summer. \u200bThe need for English language skills and\u200c the limited number of pilots who can participate in\u200d training due to the ongoing conflict pose challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the delays, Ukraine is eagerly anticipating the addition of F-16s to its arsenal. The\u2062 country \u2062has long desired these fighter jets, as they would provide a significant upgrade to\u2062 its \u200coutdated equipment. The F-16\u2062 deal \u2064follows a pattern in which Ukraine initially requests\u2063 weapons, \u2062faces initial denials, and eventually receives them.<\/p>\n<p>While \u2062the Biden administration believes that F-16s are not currently necessary in the ongoing war, it sees them as\u2064 a \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ilhan-omar-blasts-stacey-abrams-for-opposing-georgia-boycotts-demands-support-for-civil-rights-movement\/\" title=\"Ilhan Omar Blasts Stacey Abrams For Opposing Georgia Boycotts, Demands Support For \u2018Civil Rights\u2019 Movement\">long-term commitment<\/a> to Ukraine&#8217;s\u200d defense. The \u2062deployment of these jets signifies the United\u2064 States&#8217; dedication to supporting Ukraine in \u2062its fight against Russian aggression.<\/p>\n<p>Source:\u2062 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/us-gives-full-support-approval-f-16-fighter-jets-ukraine-denmark-netherlands\/\">The Western Journal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US has authorized American F-16 fighters to be deployed in Ukraine, but they won&#8217;t join the fight against Russia for several months. Denmark and the Netherlands have also received approval to send their F-16s to Ukraine, according to an unnamed US official cited by Reuters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":661,"featured_media":2007955,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2007954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2007954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/661"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2007954"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2007954\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2007955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2007954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2007954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2007954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}