Zelenskiy praises ’powerful support’ from allies at Moldova summit

Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he had received ’powerful support’ from allies attending a summit in Moldova as it emerged F-16 fighter jets could be made available to Ukraine within six months. The Ukrainian president spoke of the importance of overturning Russia’s supremacy in the air with a ’sky shield’ involving a combination of Patriot missiles and F-16s. Several countries, including the UK, Denmark, Poland, the Netherlands and Belgium, have said they want to help procure F-16s for Ukraine. The US has also endorsed training programmes for Ukrainian pilots on F-16s Zelenskiy hails ‘powerful support’ for Ukraine at Moldova summit Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates