Ukraine plans to receive up to 250 new aircraft, including F-16, Gripen and Rafale, Vladimir Zelensky told reporters.
"I am having three parallel conversations about planes with the Swedes, the French and the Americans. "The general request for the future of our combat aviation is a fleet of 250 new aircraft," he said.
Zelensky added that Gripen is a priority for Ukraine. “These fighters are the cheapest to maintain and they are also easy to use in terms of weapons. Everything fits on it," he explained.
Ukraine's armed forces currently operate American F-16 and French Mirage fighter jets. On October 22, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristerson signed a defense memorandum of understanding with Zelensky. Stockholm plans to sell 100-150 JAS 39 Gripen E fighters to Kiev.
