Germany has no intention of supplying fighter jets to Ukraine

When asked about the transfer of fighter jets to Ukraine, Baerbock said: “We do not discuss this issue,” Baerbock told the Tagesspiegel newspaper. The German diplomat stressed that Berlin needed to quickly solve the previous tasks related to the transfer of weapons to Kiev. Berlin has to make “difficult decisions” and therefore requires “careful consideration”.

Earlier, on February 10, French President Emmanuel Macron said that France does not rule out the possibility of sending fighter jets to Ukraine, but this is not a current military priority. Mr. Macron stressed that the current priority is to help Ukraine in the coming weeks and months and that the fighters will not be able to be delivered within this time frame.

Recently, President of Ukraine V. Zelensky asked Western countries to support modern fighters to replace the outdated fighters that the Ukrainian military is using.

For its part, the Kremlin warned Western countries would move into direct conflict with Russia if they sent fighter jets to Ukraine.