❗️🇧🇪 Belgium delays F-16 deliveries to Ukraine by a year – Prime Minister De Wever confirmed. "I don't rule out that F-16s will go to Ukraine this year, but only for spare parts," he said. www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/li... - ThreadSky

noelreports.com • 17 hours ago

❗️🇧🇪 Belgium delays F-16 deliveries to Ukraine by a year – Prime Minister De Wever confirmed.

"I don't rule out that F-16s will go to Ukraine this year, but only for spare parts," he said.

https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/liveblog/premier-de-wever-mogelijk-dit-jaar-al-belgische-f16s-naar-oe~1741235439479/

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samsonsliteye.bsky.social•6 hours ago

yeah because... belgium really needs those jets to... defend itself... from...

hmmmm...

france? germany? the netherlands?

realbrask.bsky.social•15 hours ago

EU should buy JAS Gripen and give to Ukraine

us-dk.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Maybe the consider canceling the new one ?

steve36893.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Not good.

will99.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Oh yes Belgium has a new fascist government - I forgot that. So no Belgian F-16s for Ukraine….

gwenst.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Please check your sources, NV-A is not a fascist organisation. They work very hard to keep fascists in the margin.

It is a hard sided Belgian French political standpoint that anybody who is pro Flanders is a fascist, they pull this position so far that they end up being fascist themselves.

will99.bsky.social•16 hours ago

I am not a Belgian politics expert and what you say about the Belgian French viewpoint is interesting and I don’t dispute it. My suspicion of NV-A is how they align internationally - they choose to be part of the ECRG alongside Brothers of Italy, Law and Justice etc. Why not the moderate EPP?

gwenst.bsky.social•16 hours ago

That is for me a puzzle too, I think they still don't understand their own position in Europe.
I can report on their actions from inside Flanders.

will99.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Interesting. I also noticed that they were not at last week’s London summit. Why not? Whoever is in charge of their international alignment should sort it out -or they will be treated as fascist-light at least, no matter their domestic policies….

gwenst.bsky.social•15 hours ago

That is simple: our army is in recovery: we are the worst of the class on investment.
Ever since they let us down in Rwanda in 1994 we decided a powerfull army is not our destiny.
Waiting on the F35's to replace the F-16, no tanks, ...
Useless to assume we can make the difference.

ms-spacewalker.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Belgium’s F-35 order has been delayed, so that might play a part here.

will99.bsky.social•16 hours ago

To be honest Belgium should cancel its F-35 order and order European fighters instead. Unless they want to join the Trump-Putin side…..

ermarch25.bsky.social•16 hours ago

The problem is that there is a delay in the delivery of the replacement F-35's I believe. The current Belgian government is much better towards Ukraine than the previous one all round.

larsthomasholm.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Cancel the order on F- 35. ThecUS can ground them by flipping a switch. The F-16 can be used without US support.

rocksoft.bsky.social•16 hours ago

With 0 F16s to Ukraine as a result?

larsthomasholm.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Unfortunately, yes. But we have better solutions. Swedish, English, and French planes. Send them in NOW.

nozems.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Caused by delay in receiving new F35’s, however very disappointing. Any good news you sent as replacement for this?

jj1977.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Probably waiting for Trump to ban deliveries of weapons that contain US technologies.. which is at this point something i would expect...

samsloah.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Great……

larryleclair.bsky.social•16 hours ago

That's not exctly reading the room.

jandit.bsky.social•16 hours ago

The replacement have simply not arrived. Shamefully airframe like the F16 is vital for countries as they have obligations to each other to protect the airspace of other countries.

islander35.bsky.social•11 hours ago

This is becoming a real joke from the Belgian !!! Saying that the F35 are late as a reason, does not make any sense. Belgium is not threatened in any way by anyone. So, what's the point of holding " some " F16 ???

pericles261.bsky.social•13 hours ago

I understand completely, after all they are a Frontline country. There is nothing between them and Russia.🫣

tprubrbr.bsky.social•4 hours ago

That's a fucking joke. Ukraine is at war. By a year??? And because of what???

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