NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the Alliance is discussing the provision of Western-style fighter jets to Ukraine, emphasizing the speed of such assistance.
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The Alliance is discussing the provision of Western-style fighter jets to Ukraine, and that the speed with which such assistance can be provided is important in this regard.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said alliance members would increase support for Ukraine.
Stoltenberg stated that deciding to provide Western fighter jets is not the most urgent issue now.
NATO defense ministers and Ukraine's allies are meeting to discuss how to keep supplying Kyiv with what it needs to fight off an expected Russian counteroffensive
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbok said that the Ramstein meeting would not discuss the supply of fighter jets to Ukraine.
Baerbok confirmed that the German government is not currently considering providing fighter jets.
Western defense ministers and military representatives are meeting in Brussels on February 14 for another meeting in the Ramstein format.
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