Vladimir Zelensky arrived in the UK on February 8. Rishi Sunak, during a joint press conference, spoke about the transfer of fighter jets to Ukraine.
As the British Prime Minister noted, the issue of transferring fighter jets to Ukraine is part of the conversation, Channel 24 reports. And this means that it is possible that we can move from the plane of theory to practice.
Ukraine can get fighters
Rishi Sunak in his speech made one important point. He noted thatin matters related to the help of Ukraine, “everything is possible”.
We backed up that rhetoric with action. When it comes to fighter jets, they are of course part of the conversation. Therefore, today we announced that we will train the Ukrainian Air Force on NATO standard platforms,” he stressed.
At the same time, the British Prime Ministerdid not name any terms. how near future we can count on fighter jets from the country.
We note that earlier Rishi Sunak instructed the Minister of Defense to investigate what kind of jet planes the state could provide to Ukraine. Then he said that this issue is long-term. At the same time, our state, the minister stressed, needs short-term assistance.
Military assistance should be faster
The Prime Minister stressed this during a joint press conference with Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He stressed that our state “can never again remain vulnerable to attack.”
We mustarm Ukraine in the short term,but strengthen Ukraine in the long term, he stressed.
Sunak noted that the Ukrainian military, who arrived in the UK last week, will take possession of the Challenger 2 tanks. They will do this “to protect the sovereign territory of Ukraine next month.” Note that by the beginning of spring, a new attack from Russia.
According to Sunak,the UK will “speed up the delivery of equipment”.This will ensure our state achieves on the front line in the coming “days and weeks, not years” .
Zelensky thanked for the help
The President of Ukraine thanked the Prime Minister of Great Britain and all the people of the country for continuing to support our state.
Thank you to all the people in the UK, thank you for these 350 days of unity,” he stressed.
The head of state noted that Ukraine is doing and will do everything possible to ensure that the military has everything on the front line maximum. To have weapons from other leading countries. And that Ukraine will be among those states that “have everything to protect their people”.
