Brussels. August 20. INTERFAX - Denmark intends to transfer 19 F-16 aircraft to Ukraine, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Sunday.
According to the Associated Press, Frederiksen expressed hope that the first six fighters will be delivered to Kiev around the New Year.
According to her, it is planned to send eight more planes to Ukraine next year, and the remaining five - in 2025.
On Sunday, Frederiksen met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. They visited an airbase in southern Denmark.
Earlier, Zelensky visited the Netherlands, where, together with Prime Minister Mark Rutte, he inspected two F-16 fighter jets in the hangar of a military base near the city of Eindhoven.
Earlier it was reported that the Danish authorities will be ready to transfer F-16 aircraft to Kiev only after fulfilling key conditions, in particular, after solving logistics problems.
