"Ukrainian F-16 pilots will have the right to strike legitimate military targets in Russia."
This was stated by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. He added that it is now impossible to say when Ukraine will have fighter jets available, Anadolu Agency reported.
Stoltenberg confirmed that all of Kiev's allies want the fighters to appear in Ukraine as soon as possible, but noted that the effect of the F-16 will be greater if the pilots, crews and other support personnel are well trained.
"So I think we need to listen to the military experts on exactly when we will be ready or when the allies will be ready to start sending and delivering F-16s. The sooner the better," the secretary general said. .
According to him, each ally will decide for itself whether to deliver F-16s to Ukraine, and NATO member countries adhere to different policies./BGNES