Ukraine recap: nearly one-third of the people would now give up land for peace as arrival of first F-16s offer fresh hope

By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor

News reports this week quoted anonymous sources from the US and Ukraine that the first six F-16 jets had been supplied by the Netherlands to the war-torn country and that more were expected to be supplied by Denmark.

Video footage apparently showing F-16s flying above Ukraine have been doing the rounds. It is thought that the Ukrainian air force will be supplied with 20 of the jets this year of a total of 80 pledged by Kyiv’s western allies.…

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