Ambassador of Ukraine to the UK Vadym Prystaiko said that it was in the United Kingdom that they were the first to start training Ukrainian pilots according to NATO standards. He spoke about this on the air of the telethon..

" If the final policy decision is made regarding the F-16, then pilots who have passed the British course will quickly master them.. And this is the role of the UK, which is taking a step forward,"

Prystaiko added that discussions on the transfer of F-16s to Ukraine are underway, but it is Britain that does not have these fighters..

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Earlier, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba said that the transfer of modern fighter jets to our state could ensure the security of the "