Copenhagen will give Ukraine all 19 F-16 fighter jets agreed upon and they should be in Ukraine this summer, said Danish Ambassador to Ukraine Ole Egberg Mikkelsen.
In an interview with We Are Ukraine, the diplomat was asked if Ukraine should be worried about the recent news that Denmark has sold 24 fighters of this type to Argentina.
“Don’t worry, there will certainly be planes for Ukraine. This is our entire fleet of F-16s that are now decommissioning, because we are getting a new generation of F-35sMikkelsen said.
According to him, part of the fighters will be delivered to Argentina, but Ukraine will receive the agreed number. “There is nothing to worry about. The F-16s will be delivered as promised,” he stressed.
Last summer, the country’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced that he would hand over 19 American F-16 fighter jets to the Ukrainian military.
Earlier this year, the Danish Ministry of Defense said that the first six fighters will be delivered no earlier than the second quarter of 2024.
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Recently it became known that Denmark has signed an agreement to sell 24 of its F-16 fighter jets to Argentina. In return, they will receive new F-35s.
