Zelenskyy thanks Danes in person for F-16s, though the planes won’t have an immediate war impact
Associated PressCOPENHAGEN, Denmark — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Danish lawmakers Monday for helping his country resist Russia’s invasion, a day after Denmark and the Netherlands announced they will provide Kyiv with F-16 warplanes that could be delivered around the end of the year. “I think every Ukrainian has been waiting for this for a long time.” Yurii Lymar, a 38-year-old lawyer, said Ukraine’s Western allies “could approve such decisions a little faster, because every day in this. Ukrainian air force spokesman Yuriy Ihnat said the F-16s will help Ukraine “change the course of events” in the war. On Monday, Russian air defenses jammed a Ukrainian drone west of Moscow and shot down another one on the outskirts of the city, Russia’s Defense Ministry said.