{"id":72735,"date":"2023-01-31T21:19:04","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T21:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/01\/31\/ukraine-pushes-for-western-fighter-jets-after-tank-deals\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:03:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:03:57","slug":"ukraine-pushes-for-western-fighter-jets-after-tank-deals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/flashpoints\/2023\/01\/31\/ukraine-pushes-for-western-fighter-jets-after-tank-deals\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine pushes for Western fighter jets after tank deals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KYIV, Ukraine \u2014 Ukraine won support Tuesday from Baltic nations and Poland in its quest to obtain Western fighter jets, but there were no signs that larger nations like the U.S. and Britain have changed their stance of refusing to provide warplanes to Kyiv <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">after almost a year of battling<\/a> Russia\u2019s invading forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUkraine needs fighter jets &#8230; missiles, tanks. We need to act,\u201d Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu said in the Latvian capital of Riga at a news conference with his Baltic and Polish colleagues. Those countries, which lie on NATO\u2019s eastern flank, feel especially threatened by Russia and have been the leading advocates for providing military aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2023\/01\/31\/france-australia-to-jointly-send-new-ammunition-to-ukraine\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1246385468.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">France, Australia to jointly send new ammunition to Ukraine<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The two nations are finding new areas of cooperation following the AUKUS kerfuffle in 2021.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov held talks with his French counterpart, saying they did not discuss <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/netherlands-macron-france-59c3ca22e43f459482dc11fb1eb8997a\" target=\"_blank\">specific fighter jets,<\/a> but they did talk about aviation \u201cplatforms\u201d to help Ukraine\u2019s ground-to-air defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t know how quick it will be, this response from Western allies\u201d to Kyiv\u2019s requests for fighter jets, Reznikov said. \u201cI\u2019m optimistic and I think it will be as soon as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also listed weapons Ukraine has sought in the past year, starting with Stingers, and said the first response was always, \u201cImpossible.\u2019\u2019 Eventually though, he said, \u201cit became possible.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu, speaking with Reznikov, said there are \u201cno taboos\u201d on sending fighter jets. He also confirmed France is sending 12 more Caesar cannons in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6312\" height=\"4208\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23031465625693.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu, center right, and Ukrainian Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov pose during Reznikov's official visit at the French Defense Ministry, in Paris Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-106313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23031465625693.jpg.jpg 6312w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23031465625693.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23031465625693.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23031465625693.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23031465625693.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23031465625693.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 6312px) 100vw, 6312px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu, center right, and Ukrainian Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov pose during Reznikov&#8217;s official visit at the French Defense Ministry, in Paris Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. (Julie Sebadelha, Pool via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that France doesn\u2019t exclude sending fighter jets but set out conditions before such a step is taken, including not leading to an escalation of tensions or using the aircraft \u201cto touch Russian soil,\u201d and not resulting in weakening \u201cthe capacities of the French army.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reznikov\u2019s trip came a week after Western nations pledged to send Kyiv sophisticated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2023\/01\/25\/in-reversal-us-to-send-31-abrams-tanks-to-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">modern tanks.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several Western leaders have expressed concern that providing warplanes could escalate the conflict and draw them in deeper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.K. government, among Kyiv\u2019s staunchest supporters and military suppliers, said sending its fighter jets is \u201cnot practical.\u201d Prime Minister Rishi Sunak\u2019s spokesman, Max Blain, said Tuesday that \u201cthe U.K.\u2019s Typhoon and F-35 fighter jets are extremely sophisticated and take months to learn how to fly,\u201d although he didn\u2019t say London was opposed to other nations sending planes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked Monday if his administration was considering sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, U.S. President Joe Biden responded, \u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Tuesday, Reznikov was asked if Biden\u2019s \u2018\u2019no\u201d to F-16s was the final word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll types of help first passed through the \u2018no\u2019 stage,\u201d he said. \u201cWhich only means \u2018no\u2019 at today\u2019s given moment. The second stage is, \u2018Let\u2019s talk and study technical possibilities.\u2019 The third stage is, \u2018Let\u2019s get your personnel trained.\u2019 And the fourth stage is the transfer (of equipment).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2023\/01\/18\/the-west-doubles-down-on-aiding-ukraine-with-heavy-weapons\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23014688245933.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">The West doubles down on aiding Ukraine with heavy weapons<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Plans to send yet heavier equipment designed to win maneuver battles are expected to come to a head.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reznikov said Ukraine went through those stages before it got the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS, the Bradley armored vehicles and 155mm artillery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRemember the story of the German Leopards &#8212; the answer was also \u2018no,\u2019\u201d he added. \u201cAnd now we have a tank coalition. Therefore I believe an airplane coalition is within reach. But first there should always be a leader. And that\u2019s why I\u2019m here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kyiv has repeatedly urged <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-zelenskyy-politics-government-donetsk-119eacfc993491b4b66a117ddfe91696\" target=\"_blank\">allies to send jets,<\/a> callling them essential to challenging Russia\u2019s air superiority and to ensure the success of future counteroffensives spearheaded by Western tanks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The West also has ruled out providing Kyiv with long-range missiles able to hit Russian territory, citing potential escalation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After months of haggling, Western allies agreed last week to send the tanks, despite the hesitation and caution of some NATO members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">German Chancellor Olaf Scholz appeared to balk at providing fighter jets, suggesting Sunday the reason for the discussion might be \u201cdomestic political motives\u201d in some countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Monday there are \u201cno taboos\u201d in efforts to help Ukraine but added that jets \u201cwould be a very big next step.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked Tuesday about Western weapons supplies to Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov repeated the Kremlin\u2019s view that \u201cNATO long has been directly involved into a hybrid war against Russia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following talks in Moscow with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, he said the Russian military will \u201ctake all the necessary measures to derail the fulfillment of Western plans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said Shoukry conveyed a message from U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken about Ukraine, which repeated calls from Washington for Russia to withdraw. Lavrov said \u201cRussia is ready to hear any serious \u2014 I want to underline this word \u2014 proposal aimed at comprehensive settlement of the current situation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both Ukraine and Russia are believed to be building up their arsenals for an expected offensive in the coming months after the war being deadlocked on the battlefield during winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked about Lithuania\u2019s call for fighter jets and long-range missiles for Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the comments \u201creflected an aggressive approach taken by the Baltic nations and Poland, who are ready to do everything to provoke further escalation without thinking about consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Croatia President Zoran Milanovic, meanwhile, criticized Western nations for supplying Ukraine with tanks and other weapons, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/politics-croatia-government-ukraine-zoran-milanovic-europe-3fbc3daf4bf87c4979ddedc4c00fad98\" target=\"_blank\">arguing<\/a> those deliveries will only prolong the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Early in the conflict, discussions focused on possibly providing Kyiv with Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jets that Ukrainian pilots are familiar with. In March, the Pentagon rejected Poland\u2019s proposal to transfer its MiG-29s to Kyiv through a U.S. base in Germany, citing a risk of triggering a Russia-NATO escalation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukraine inherited a significant fleet of Soviet-made warplanes, including Su-27 and MiG-29 fighter jets and Su-25 ground attack aircraft. Switching to Western aircraft would require Ukrainian crews to undergo long training and raise logistical challenges over maintenance and repair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russia methodically targeted Ukrainian air bases and air defense batteries in the opening stage of the war, but Ukraine has relocated its warplanes and concealed air defense assets, resulting in Moscow\u2019s failure to gain full control of the skies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After suffering early, heavy losses, the Russian air force has avoided venturing deep into Ukraine\u2019s airspace and mostly focused on close support missions along the front line.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukraine has won support from Baltic nations and Poland for its weekslong quest to obtain Western fighter 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