Ukraine's defence minister arrives in Netherlands to visit F-16 training centre
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Fri, 31 Jan 2025 16:37:14 +0200
Ukraines Defence Minister Rustem Umierov arrived in the Netherlands for a meeting with his counterpart Ruben Brekelmans on Friday, 31 January.
Source Ukraines Ministry of Defence on Telegram, as reported by European Pravda Details The Ministry stated that the main purpose of Umierovs meeting with Brekelmans is to coordinate security cooperation plans for 2025.
Umierov will also visit a training centre for F16 fighter jet specialists.
Background The fighter jet coalition, established in 2023 and led by the United States, Denmark, and the Netherlands, began transferring F16s to Ukraine in 2024.
So far, Ukraine has received two batches of fighter jets from Denmark and part of the promised F16s from the Netherlands.
On Tuesday, 21 January, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama signed the bilateral agreement on longterm cooperation and support.
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