“According to Pavel, the Czech Republic has a total of 24 such aircraft in service.”, — write: www.unian.ua
According to Pavel, the Czech Republic has a total of 24 such aircraft in service.
Therefore, according to the president of the Czech Republic, the transfer of four vessels to Ukraine is acceptable / photo UNIANThe possible sale of four L-159 aircraft to Ukraine will not weaken the defense capability of the Czech Republic. This was stated by the country’s president Petr Pavel after meeting with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican, České noviny quotes.
“I am afraid that with this decision we are approaching selfishness rather than solidarity,” he emphasized.
He believes that four aircraft out of the 24 in service with the Czech army would be an acceptable risk to help the country, which has been defending itself against Russian aggression for almost four years.
Transfer of Czech aircraft to Ukraine – what is knownDuring a visit to Kyiv, Petr Pavel said that the Czech Republic would hand over fighter jets to Ukraine to fight against Russian drones. Then he said that this issue can be resolved “quickly and successfully”.
However, the Prime Minister of the country, Andrey Babis, said that the Czech Republic will not hand over aircraft to Ukraine to combat drones. According to him, the Czech army needs these planes, so they cannot be transferred.
“These planes are unavailable, and we don’t have any others,” he stressed.
At the same time, analysts shared whether there is an alternative to Czech aircraft. In particular, experts suggested that Ukraine and its partners may pay for new planes for the Czech Republic, and the old planes will be handed over to the Ukrainian military.
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