Ukraine to Receive Expedited Delivery of F-16s
by Newsweek
Newsweek— Belgian government officials on Friday announced their nation is accelerating the delivery of F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets to Ukraine.Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder said during a press conference that the jets would be delivered by the end of 2024, according to the Belgian broadcaster VRT.In October, Belgium announced it would provide Ukraine with an undisclosed amount of F-16s, and a dozen other countries have also pledged to send a number...
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Japan Today—Ukraine's Zelenskyy: We must speed up deliveries of weaponry for frontline soldiers. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that Ukraine needed "a significant acceleration" in deliveries of weaponry from its partners to enable its troops to face advancing Russian troops in several sectors of the front line. Zelenskyy, looking stern, made his comments in his nightly video address amid an acknowledgment