Ukraine will likely receive it first shipment of advanced F-16s in the next few days, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte told President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a phone call as Kyiv seeks to disrupt Russia’s air superiority over Ukrainian skies.

KYIV – Ukraine will likely receive it first shipment of advanced F-16s in the next few days, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte told President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a phone call as Kyiv seeks to disrupt Russia’s air superiority over Ukrainian skies amid continued battles on December 23 in the east and south of the country.

“Today, I informed President Zelenskiy of our government’s decision to prepare an initial 18 F-16 fighter aircraft for delivery to Ukraine,” Rutte said late on December 22 in a post on social media platform X.

  • Hyperreality@kbin.social
    161·
    11 months ago

    The reason Rutte is pushing this through ASAP is because Wilders ‘won’ the last election, and might become the next PM. He’s widely seen as pro-Putin.

      • SMillerNL@lemmy.worldEnglish
        9·
        11 months ago

        He’s the head of the biggest party. He didn’t personally win since NL doesn’t vote for heads of state on a personal basis.

      • Hyperreality@kbin.social
        31·
        11 months ago

        What SMillerNL said. Also: he didn’t gain an absolute majority, and as the Netherlands doesn’t use a first past the post system like the US or UK, he’ll need to form a coalition government to be able to rule the country.