The issue of transferring modern fourth-generation fighter jets to Ukraine is being raised in negotiations, but the United States cannot do this, said Colin Kahl, deputy head of the Pentagon.. Today, the States must ensure that Ukraine correctly uses the aircraft that are already in service, he explained during the last briefing..

" So they certainly weren't designed to be flown from that kind of equipment - they were designed to be flown from our planes, and the Ukrainians have used HARM missiles with great success in recent weeks to disable Russian radar systems."

According to Kahl, even if the United States now announced its decision to transfer fighter jets to us, Ukraine would still not receive them over the next few years.. Therefore, now the States are engaged in what concerns Ukrainian Soviet-made fighters.

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However, negotiations are still ongoing on the transfer of fighter jets to us, but without specific agreements..

\? Can they afford it? Because, of course, you know, billions of dollars of international aid cannot be something in 10 years or 20 years..

So these should also be systems that Ukraine itself can withstand,"

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