 Netherlands confirms that the US allows sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands Wapke Hoekstra confirmed the approval from the US for sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. We welcome Washington's decision to pave the way for sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. Many thanks to the US Secretary of State Blinken for the good and swift cooperation. Now we will further discuss the subject with our European partners Hoekstra posted on X. Earlier Reuters, citing an American official, informed that Washington gave Denmark and the Netherlands official assurances that the United States will expedite approval of transfer requests for F-16s to go to Ukraine when the pilots are trained. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken sent letters to his counterparts in Denmark and the Netherlands assuring them that the transfer of the jets would have the full support of the Biden administration and would move quickly when training on the advanced aircraft is complete. You have my assurances that we will expedite approval of the requisite third-party transfer requests. In time to enable delivery when the training is completed, including required notification to our Congress, Blinken wrote in the letters. A one-page training concept from the Danish Ministry of Defense laid out a six-month plan to prepare pilots and ground crews to operate the fighter jet. But the US has yet to receive a formal training plan to familiarize and prepare Ukrainian pilots for the fourth generation fighter jet. Even though a number of other countries fly the F-16, the US needs to sign off on the transfer of training materials, simulators and manuals for the jet because it is an American aircraft carrying sensitive technology.