On Thursday, October 17, Ukraine and Greece signed an agreement on security cooperation. The agreement was signed by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi and the Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Greece is the 27th country with which Ukraine has signed such an agreement.
As a result of the agreement, it was decided that Greece would support Ukraine's membership in NATO and the European Union and help Ukrainians rebuild damaged or destroyed facilities. This agreement with Athens on the intention to become a member of the Alliance is a very important aspect, given Zelenskyi's "victory plan," where the first point is Ukraine's membership in NATO.
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It is important to emphasize that Greece is also committed to facilitating the training of Ukrainian pilots for F-16 aircraft. However, it should be recalled that Greece will not transfer F-16s to Ukraine until 2028. The country is actively writing off old fighter jets, but is not ready to provide them as aid yet.
At the same time, on October 17, talks were held between Norway's Defense Minister Bjørn Arild Gram, and Ukraine's Defense Minister Rustem Umerov on more active assistance in strengthening Ukraine's air defense.
As a result, it was agreed that Norway would supply F-16 aircraft in a short time. We are talking about six F-16s, which were officially announced in July 2024. Norway is the smallest donor of all the members of the F-16 coalition. This is due to the fact that the Norwegian aircraft were decommissioned two years ago. In November 2022, Romania purchased 32 of the most capable aircraft for $388 million.
Earlier Defense Express reported that Ukraine had received first F-16 fighters from the Netherlands.
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