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Britain does not consider it practical to send its fighter jets to Ukraine, reports "Reuters".
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This was stated by a spokesman for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak after Kyiv requested such Western aircraft.
"The UK's fighter jets are extremely complex and take months to learn to operate. With that in mind, we believe it is not practical to send these aircraft to Ukraine," he stressed.
We will continue to discuss with our allies what we think is the right approach, the official added.
Poland: There are no official discussions about sending F-16s to Ukraine
Having already convinced the West to send her tanks, Ukraine is now demanding fighter jets.
So far, however, she has been refused.
Earlier today, US President Joe Biden stated that the US will not send F-16 fighter jets to it.
Earlier, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius also ruled out such a possibility.
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