✈️ Belgium’s Defense Minister Theo Francken stated before the EU foreign ministers’ meeting that the country is working to deliver F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine even earlier than the planned date. He did not specify an exact date but called it “good news.”
Source: Gazeta.UA
🛫 Earlier, Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever announced that the transfer of F-16 jets to Ukraine was postponed until 2026 due to waiting for new F-35 fighters, which are to replace the F-16s in the Belgian Air Force. However, he did not specify exact delivery dates for the F-35s.
🤝 Belgium’s ambassador to Ukraine, Luc Jacobs, confirmed that Brussels continues to uphold its commitments to deliver F-16s to Ukraine as part of a bilateral security agreement.