Ukraine's defence minister arrives in Netherlands to visit F-16 training centre

Ukraine's Defence Minister Rustem Umierov arrived in the Netherlands for a meeting with his counterpart Ruben Brekelmans on Friday, 31 January.

Ukraine's Ministry of Defence stated on Telegram that the main purpose of Umierov's meeting with Brekelmans is to coordinate security cooperation plans for 2025.

Umierov will also visit a training centre for F-16 fighter jet specialists.

The fighter jet coalition, established in 2023 and led by the United States, Denmark, and the Netherlands, began transferring F-16s to Ukraine in 2024.

So far, Ukraine has received two batches of fighter jets from Denmark and part of the promised F-16s from the Netherlands.

On Tuesday, 21 January, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama signed the bilateral agreement on long-term cooperation and support.