Poland Announces, Plan to Send Ukraine , Fighter Jets.
On March 16, Poland revealed the nation's plans
to grant Ukraine's urgent request for warplanes
with a dozen MiG-29 fighter jets.
On March 16, Poland revealed the nation's plans
to grant Ukraine's urgent request for warplanes
with a dozen MiG-29 fighter jets.
Polish President Andrzej Duda said that the first
round of Soviet-made warplanes would be
delivered to Ukraine "within the next few days." .
Polish President Andrzej Duda said that the first
round of Soviet-made warplanes would be
delivered to Ukraine "within the next few days." .
Duda added that the remainder
need to be serviced before
they can be delivered.
.
They are in the last years
of their functioning but they
are in good working condition, Andrzej Duda, President of Poland, via ABC.
The president of Poland made the announcement
while speaking at a joint news conference with
President Petr Pavel, the visiting Czech president.
The president of Poland made the announcement
while speaking at a joint news conference with
President Petr Pavel, the visiting Czech president.
Members of NATO have expressed hesitancy
in response to Ukrainian President
Volodymyr Zelensky's request for fighter jets.
NATO reportedly fears that supplying Ukraine,
a non-member of the alliance, with fighter jets
could escalate the conflict into a wider war.
.
ABC reports that the decision would
make Poland the first NATO member
to supply Ukraine with fighter jets.
Last month, Poland became the first
NATO member to supply Ukraine with
German-made Leopard 2 tanks.
ABC reports that Poland is currently hosting thousands
of U.S. troops and has opened its borders to more
refugees of the war in Ukraine than any other country
President Andrzej Duda promised that Poland would keep helping Ukraine fight off Russia's aggression, but he also acknowledged at a joint news conference with Zelesnkyy that the relationship was complicated.
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The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group said on Thursday his troops have started transferring their positions in the flashpoint eastern Ukraine city of Bakhmut to the Russian military.
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Days after claiming full control of the war-ravaged city of Bakhmut, Russia’s Wagner mercenary group has started withdrawing fighters from the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, leader Yevgeny Prigozhin said. "We are withdrawing the units from Bakhmut. From today at five in the morning, May 25 until June 1, most of the units will rebase to camps in the rear. We are handing our positions to the military," Prigozhin announced.
#WagnerGroup #Bakhmut #RussiaUkraineWar
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Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick says net migration is “far too high” after newly published figures for 2022 showed around 606,000 more people are estimated to have moved to the UK than have left. The Office for National Statistics said factors contributing to relatively high levels of immigration over the past 18 months include people coming to the UK from non-EU countries for work, study, and for humanitarian purposes, including those arriving from Ukraine and Hong Kong. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
A recent increase in the number of migrants from Africa and the Middle East attempting to enter Poland has sparked concerns in neighbouring Germany – causing some to call for a reintroduction of controls along the countries' shared border.
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Russia and China seal economic pacts despite Western disapproval; China will likely be hit by new Covid-19 wave with up to 65 million weekly cases; F-16 training begins for Ukrainian pilots in Poland amid Russian invasion, says EU; Russia claims it defeated insurgents after cross-border incursion in Belgorod.
#MikhailMishustin #RussianPM #RussiaChina
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said that the training of Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 jets has begun in Poland. The move comes after US President Joe Biden last week gave the go-ahead for Ukrainian pilots to be trained on the American-made jets that Ukraine says it needs to fight off Russia's invasion.
#F16Jets #RussiaUkraineWar #F16Falcons
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US Agrees to, Supply Ukraine With, F-16 Fighter Jets.
NBC reports that the United States
and its allies have announced plans
to supply Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets.
According to a senior Biden administration
official, the jets are part of a long-term
plan to strengthen Kyiv's security.
According to a senior Biden administration
official, the jets are part of a long-term
plan to strengthen Kyiv's security.
NBC reports that the official also said that it
remains unclear when the fighter jets will arrive
in Ukraine or which country will provide them.
According to the official, the F-16s would
not be part of a planned upcoming
Ukrainian counteroffensive.
On May 19, President Joe Biden told leaders
at a G7 meeting in Japan that the U.S. will
support the training of Ukrainian pilots.
On May 19, President Joe Biden told leaders
at a G7 meeting in Japan that the U.S. will
support the training of Ukrainian pilots.
Discussions about improving
the Ukrainian air force reflect
our long-term commitment
to Ukraine’s self-defense, Biden administration senior official, via NBC.
NBC reports that the anonymous official said
that the training of Ukrainian pilots would , "take place outside Ukraine at sites in Europe
and will require months to complete.".
NBC reports that the anonymous official said
that the training of Ukrainian pilots would , "take place outside Ukraine at sites in Europe
and will require months to complete.".
According to Colin Kahl, the Pentagon's top policy official, the process of training Ukrainian pilots could take “about 18 months" to complete.
According to Colin Kahl, the Pentagon's top policy official, the process of training Ukrainian pilots could take “about 18 months" to complete.
NBC reports that other U.S. defense officials have said
training could be cut to as little as six months based on
the pilots' knowledge of fighter jets and previous training.
While speaking at the House Armed Services Committee, Kahl said that revitalizing Ukraine's military with F-16s could cost as much as $11 billion. .
While speaking at the House Armed Services Committee, Kahl said that revitalizing Ukraine's military with F-16s could cost as much as $11 billion.
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Two Baltic NATO members, Estonia and Latvia, are all set to begin negotiations to purchase the medium-range IRIS-T SLM defense system from its German manufacturer very soon. Both countries, which border Russia, have greatly increased their defense budgets since Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February last year. Neither of the nations possess an air force… and both have to heavily rely on NATO to patrol their airspace. Deliveries of the system, manufactured by weapons maker Diehl Defence, could begin next year and possibly become operational in 2025. If the deal goes ahead, it would be the biggest defense cooperation project ever concluded between Tallin and Riga, according to the Estonian Defense Minister. The two nations hope to finalize the contract and make an official announcement by this summer. No details on the number of systems or on the price were revealed, but the Defence Minister have indicated that the purchase would cost hundreds of millions of euros.
#Iristdefencesystem#Estonialatvia#GermanIrissystem
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With a second round of voting scheduled for 28 May, we ask two experts for their thoughts on the Turkish election, and what it could mean for Ankara's future relations with its NATO allies.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Rome for talks with the Pope and Italian leaders in his first visit to the EU and NATO nation since Russia's full-scale invasion.
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Japanese local media reported that a helicopter of Japan's Self-Defense Force (SDF) with 10 people on board disappeared off the southwestern prefecture of Okinawa; Poland to provide 14 MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine for its fight against Russia; Israeli Forces again storm Al-Aqsa mosque compound after yesterday's early morning swoop; Pakistan: A soldier and 8 terrorists killed in raid in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province; Taiwanese President meets US House speaker McCarthy amid threats by China.
#Japan #SDF #ChopperMissing
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Poland decided to send 14 MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, helping galvanise support in the West to supply main battle tanks to Kyiv. On Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited neighbouring Poland and thanked its people for standing “shoulder to shoulder” with Ukraine and giving eradicated Ukrainians refuge.
#VolodymyrZelensky #Poland #RussiaUkraineWar
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The Russian Defense Ministry has claimed that Russian troops have taken control of the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. It said that as a result of offensive actions by Wagner assault units, supported by artillery and aviation of the Southern Group of Forces, the liberation of Artyomovsk has been completed, referring to Bakhmut by its Soviet-era name. Earlier on Saturday, the head of the Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, had also reported the capture of Bakhmut. Bakhmut, which is located in Ukraine's Donetsk province, has been the site of fierce fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces for months. Russia controls around half of the province and claimed to have annexed it in the autumn of 2022. But Kyiv has disputed the Russian claims and has said that Bakhmut has not fallen into the hands of Russians.
#Bakhmut #Vladimirputin#Wagnergrup
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The Indian Air Force has decided to ground the entire fleet of its Mig 21s as as the investigations into the May 8 crash are still underway and the reason behind the crash is being probed. 3 civilians were killed after the wreckage of a MiG-21 fighter jet fell on a house on May 8 in Rajasthan while the pilot ejected safely, sustaining minor injuries. Air Force officials say that the grounding is a routine procedure that is undertaken after any such tragic incidents…and that the fleets would be back in action after the checks are done. The IAF has already constituted a Court of Inquiry to ascertain the cause of Rajasthan accident. Mig stands for Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau of the erstwhile Soviet Union and it is a supersonic fighter jet. Since its initial induction in 1963, India has inducted over 900 MiG-21s. Up until the first half of 2022, the IAF operated four squadrons of MiG-21 Bison fighters, each squadron comprising around 16 to 18 aircraft. This made the total strength of MiG-21 Bisons between 64 and 72. But on 30th September last year, the Indian Air Force retired the No. 51 ‘swordarms’ MiG-21 fighter Squadron based in Srinagar.
#Mig21 #Mig21grounded #mig21flyingcoffin
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has addressed MPs in the Commons, giving a statement on the G7 Summit that took place over the weekend in Japan. He speaks about a "historic moment" when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attended the summit and the "powerful message" that it sent to the world. Mr Sunak said on Monday: "We will stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes." Report by Rowlandi. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
G7 leaders have united around Ukraine's President Zelenskyy at their summit in Japan. Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Speaking before leaving the G7 summit in Japan, Rishi Sunak has praised the 'historic' attendance of President Zelenskyy and reinforced the unity and determination of the G7 allies to stand with Ukraine. Mr Sunak hailed President Biden's provision of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine and said that the UK will help train Ukrainian pilots starting this summer. Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
In a major boost to beef up Ukraine’s air defence capabilities due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, the US has now said it will allow its Western allies to supply Ukraine with advanced fighter jets, including American-made F-16s. National security adviser Jake Sullivan said that President Joe Biden has already "informed his G7 counterparts" of the decision at the bloc's summit in Hiroshima yesterday. US troops will also train Kyiv's pilots to use these advanced jets. Although it seems increasingly likely that Ukraine will eventually receive the advanced jets it so desperately wants, no government has so far confirmed it will send them to Kyiv. Countries can only resell or re-export American military hardware if the US approves it, so this decision actually clears the way for other nations to send their existing stocks of F-16s to Ukraine. The US had been sceptical about providing Ukraine with modern fighter jets…worrying that this decision might be seen as its direct involvement in the war. Its focus has instead been on providing military support on land. Ukraine has long sought advanced jets and President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed the move as a "historic decision".
#F16jets #Russiaukrainewar #F16falcons
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Since the beginning of Russia’s invasion, countries around the world have been hesitant to send fighter aircraft to Ukraine, worrying it might be seen as an increased provocation by Moscow. Now, just..
Poland will send Ukraine four MiG-29 fighter jets in coming days, the president said on Thursday (March 16), making it the first of Kyiv's allies to provide such aircraft – all while the..
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