Vadym Prystaiko, Ukraine’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United Kingdom, Media Center Ukraine — Ukrinform
February 15, 2023, 15:15

The UK starts training Ukrainian fighter pilots before the political decision to provide aircraft to Ukraine is taken —  Prystaiko

Ben Wallace, Secretary of State for Defence of the UK, claimed the UK not to transfer fighter jets to Ukraine in the nearest future. Vadym Prystaiko, Ukraine’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United Kingdom, commented on this during a briefing at the Media Center Ukraine — Ukrinform. 

“Ben Wallace is a person who constantly supports us. He is a former military man, and he knows exactly the rules of engagement and disengagement. Moreover, as an experienced politician, he understands that we should not allow russia to drive a wedge between countries that support Ukraine. As long as we are all together ready to provide aircraft, the decision should be a joint one. We have agreed that we will prepare the pilots before a political decision is taken. This is what Ben Wallace is talking about. We will train pilots now, and we have special training facilities for this. We will educate pilots of both airplanes and helicopters. So when the leaders and countries are ready to make a final decision, there will be trained pilots,” explained Prystaiko.

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