Belgium declares readiness to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16

Belgium is ready to train Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 fighter jets.

The office of the Prime Minister of Belgium said this, citing to TopNews, Ukrinform reports.

As reported, President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed the F-16 issue with the Prime Ministers of Belgium and the Netherlands, Alexander De Kroo and Mark Rutte.

"During the summit in The Hague earlier this month, the F-16 issue was also discussed during a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the Prime Minister. We said that we cannot supply planes, but we can train pilots," the edition quotes a statement from the Belgian Prime Minister's office.

As reported, the head of the President's Office, Andriy Yermak, said that Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, Rishi Sunak and Mark Rutte, would work to create an international coalition of fighter jets for Ukraine. 

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