The Netherlands will provide Ukraine with maintenance and ammunition for F-16s — prime minister
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Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten promised Ukraine maintenance, spare parts, and ammunition for F-16s. He called strengthening air defense a matter of life and death.
The Netherlands will help Ukraine with maintenance, spare parts and ammunition for F-16 fighter jets. This was reported by Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten after a phone call with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, according to UNN.
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We saw this again over the weekend, including during the airstrikes on Kyiv. russia is deliberately attacking civilian and energy infrastructure and wants to make Ukrainian cities unlivable and destroy the economy this winter. We must not allow this
He noted that further strengthening Ukraine's air defense is "literally a matter of life and death."
"For example, Ukraine needs more maintenance, spare parts and ammunition for its fleet of F-16s. I promised that the Netherlands would help Ukraine with this. The Netherlands will continue, together with our international partners, to provide unwavering support to Ukraine. We are also closely monitoring provocations by russia against other countries," the Dutch prime minister added.
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