In a press conference with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky in Eindhoven, Netherlands, Dutch Prime Minister, Mark Rutte assured that the jets will be delivered as soon as possible.
In Zelensky’s conversation with Rutte, the pair also discussed further upgrading Ukraine’s air defense with anti-aircraft missile systems.
The F-16s will be used to strengthen Ukraine’s growing counteroffensive against Russian invaders.
The Dutch government allocated an estimated one hundred and thirty million dollars assistance package to Ukraine in June.
Some of the funding was directed toward repairs to the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam which was attacked by Russian forces.
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