London: The UK government has currently refused to send fighter jets to Ukraine.
Kyiv have stepped in recently The European allies stepped up their requests for jets after agreeing to supply battle tanks to aid in the fight against the Russian army.
But Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s official spokesman told reporters on Tuesday that Britain’s F35 fighter jets “are extremely sophisticated and take months to learn to fly.”
And he added: “Given this, we believe it is not practical to send those jets to Ukraine. Clearly we will continue to provide and accelerate our military assistance to Ukraine and will listen carefully to their requests.”
Asked whether there was anything Britain could do to more quickly prepare F35s for Ukrainian use or to encourage other countries to supply Kyiv with fighters, the spokesman said that It takes time to learn how to use which are very complex. pieces of equipment that are the limiting factor in this case.”
“But we’ll figure out what else we can do to support Ukraine,” he added. “It is simply the idea that it is not practical to send fighter jets at present.”
The decision comes hours after US President Joe Biden denied his own country’s supply of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine.
France has said it is considering Ukraine requests to provide fighter-jet pilot training, but the country’s President Emmanuel Macron has said that “nothing is excluded in principle” when it comes to Ukraine’s support, warning that Any new help doesn’t have to be “stimulating.”