The Netherlands will not limit Kyiv's use of the 24 American-made jets slated for delivery, the country's defense minister said.
Ukraine will be able to use F-16 fighter jets donated by the Netherlands to strike targets inside Russia, Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren has said, as Kyiv awaits the arrival of 24 of the American-made aircraft from the NATO ally.'There is not' a Belgian-style restriction on hitting targets within Russian borders, Ollongren told Politico on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's premier defense summit, in Singapore.
—have said that Kyiv can use their weapons against targets on Russian soil, though they have differed in the extent of their support for such operations.More hawkish nations like Poland and the Baltic States have said Kyiv should be allowed to hit any targets it chooses; the U.S. has only given permission for attacks on cross-border targets close to Kharkiv, where Moscow's most-recent offensive is underway.
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