Willing to help support earnest efforts for peace in Gaza, Ukraine: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his willingness to help support earnest efforts that could lead to early restoration of peace, particularly in Gaza and Ukraine.
Ukraine will get at least 42 F-16 fighter jets after the end of the training course for pilots, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
“F-16. Breakthrough agreement … Thank you, the Netherlands,” Zelensky wrote in a Telegram post on Sunday after meeting with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte at a Dutch military base in Eindhoven, Xinhua news agency reported.
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The F-16 fighters will help Ukraine to boost its air defence capabilities, Zelensky said.
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On Saturday, Ukraine’s Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov said that the F-16 training for Ukrainian pilots and support staff has begun.
The training programme will last at least six months, Reznikov said.
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