The United States has approved sending F fighter jets to Ukraine from Denmark and the Netherlands to defend against Russian invaders as soon as pilot training is completed . The US State Secretary Antony Blinken sent letters to his Danish and Dutch counterparts assuring them that the requests would be approved the US official said .
Ukraine has actively sought the USmade . fighter jets from its allies to help it counter Russian air superiority . A coalition of countries was due to start training Ukrainian pilots to fly the F fighter . jets this month in Denmark . The F is made by Lockheed Martin .
US officials have privately said that F jets would have been of little help to Ukraine in its . current counteroffensive and will not be a game changer when they eventually arrive given Russian air defense systems and contested skies over Ukraine . Ukraine air force spokesperson Yuriy Ihnat told Ukrainian television late on Wednesday .
The Netherlands is currently phasing out the fighter fighter jets in its own armed forces. The Netherlands currently has operational Fs which will be phased out by the Dutch defence ministry the Netherlands currently have . to be phased in by mid-2011 .
The Dutch defence Ministry said the Netherlands is phasing . out of the fighter jets will be phased out by mid. 2011 . In addition to training in Denmark a training center was to be set up in Romania a training centre was to set up to be to be a training facility was to begin in Romania.
The training center is to be in Romania . The training centre is to set to be at the training center to be located in Denmark. The Dutch Defence Ministry. The Fs are currently to be provided to the Netherlands. The . Netherlands currently is currently.
to be phasing in the .
