Secretary of State Antony Blinken sent letters to his Danish and Dutch counterparts assuring them that the requests would be approved, a U.S. official said.
Denmark also said providing Ukraine with the jets would now be discussed.
The country’s acting Defense Minister Troels Poulsen said in July that the country hoped to see “results” from the training in early 2024. According to figures from the Dutch defense ministry, the Netherlands currently has 24 operational F-16s which will be phased out by mid-2024. Another 18 of the jets are currently available for sale, of which 12 have been provisionally sold.Secretary of State Antony Blinken sent letters to his Danish and Dutch counterparts assuring them that the requests would be approved, the U.S. official said.
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