Zelenskyy optimistic Ukraine will get European fighter jets
10 February 2023 |
2:17 pm
Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy had a few key asks on his European tour this week. On one — a call for allies to send fighter jets — he claimed to see progress, but had little to show on the spot.
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