Posted on 08/20/2023 11:16:42 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksy has claimed that the Netherlands will send all 42 of its F-16 fighter jets after he met with outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Sunday.
In his second visit to the Netherlands since the Russian invasion last year, Mr Zelensky toured a military airbase in Eindhoven on Sunday morning, where globalist lame-duck Prime Minister Mark Rutte showed off his fleet of F-16 fighter jets, which have been cleared by the Biden administration to be sent into battle in Ukraine, with Washington having final say over where they are deployed given that they are made in the United States.
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Maybe outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte decided to take a bribe. Not saying he did.
I call horseshit. Who can pilot them?
The Dutch have a PM , I thought they all quit
That’s their entire Air Force
Just about all of the Netherlands’ military is under German command, so the Dutch PM actually has zero authority here. Not to mention Germany being an ally of Russia.
Are the Dutch going to send the pilots and maintenance crews also?
outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Sunday.“
Outgoing. Canceling this will be the first thing his replacement does
The Netherlands have been buying F-35s to retire their F-16s. Since they were going to the boneyard now they might see some use, but the Dutch were done with them regardless:
LOL. The zeepers will believe this crap and eat it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Do they even have a maintenance infrastructure? Or spare parts?
Much easier to have an ally gift the weapons to UKR then UKR requesting them. The ally then re-applies to the US for replacements under their existing Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case(s). And it’s actually all in the agreements to do this. An integral part of NATO’s organization.
I mean, WHO could EVER have thought euro nations would need to defend against Russia?
No. This smells of nonsense.
SOP for Ukr v Rus propaganda.
Training is underway already:
They will possibly be flown by mercenary pilots. Lots of F16 qualified guys out there
And Germany's military is under U.S. command.
Neither Holland nor Germany would send planes to Ukraine unless the U.S. wanted them to do so.
We also don't know what back door threats or bribes the U.S. made to Holland.
Not to mention Germany being an ally of Russia.
Germany is a NATO nation. Plus, U.S. troops are still defending occupying Germany.
Although considering that we blew up the pipeline, I wouldn't blame Germany for wanting to shift their alliance from the U.S. to Russia.
Where? Your link is broken.
Nah, the Dutch are still peeved about the Russians shooting down MH-17 and killing a few hundred civilians. They harbor no illusions about the Russians.
If this is the link, the source says no details for when or where training is.
More BS.
6 months training will equal exactly one sortie.
I estimate about 42 Ukrainian pilots will die as the planes are shot down. There may be a few survivors if they manage to eject in time.
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