Zelenskyy says Belgium to deliver three F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine by year's end

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Belgium is set to transfer three F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine by the end of the year, as he held a series of meetings covering defense and energy support with foreign officials.

Zelenskyy's talks included discussions with the speaker of the Danish parliament and the head of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), covering both military assistance and continued support for Ukraine's energy sector, which has faced repeated attacks during the war.

The planned delivery of F-16s from Belgium would add to a growing number of the US-made fighter jets pledged to Ukraine by European allies as part of a broader effort to strengthen Ukraine's air force. Several European countries have committed to supplying or training Ukrainian pilots on the aircraft as part of coordinated Western support.

Talks with the EBRD chief are likely to have focused on financing for the reconstruction and protection of Ukraine's energy infrastructure, an area that has drawn substantial international investment given the scale of damage caused by continued strikes on power generation and transmission facilities.

No further details of the specific terms or timeline for the jet delivery, or the outcomes of the energy-related discussions, have been disclosed beyond Zelenskyy's public comments.