The announcement that Britain and the Netherlands are forming an “international coalition” to get Ukraine F-16 fighter jets is a significant step in the prolonged quest by Volodymyr Zelensky’s government to acquire the aircraft.
Rishi Sunak and the Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte, want to ensure, says Downing Street, that allies will “provide Ukraine with combat air capabilities, supporting with everything from training to procuring” the warplanes and stress that “Ukraine’s rightful place is in Nato”.
