Zelensky: Ukrainian pilots start testing Gripen fighter jets
Ukrainian pilots have already begun testing Gripen fighter jets.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said this at a press conference after his meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.
"Test trials of the Gripen with the participation of Ukrainian pilots have already begun. Today we fully discussed future steps regarding the possibility of opening the subject of receiving Swedish-made Gripens. I will meet today with the parliament speaker and representatives of all political forces in parliament. I will raise this issue as one of the key ones for protecting our sky," Zelensky said.
He said he was sure that the jets could make Ukraine's freedom much more secure.
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