even fighter jets? if this isn t a, of course. yes. we have the mig-29s, you kind of heights are not prepared to operate them today. the question is, well we ll ukrainian pilots be ready to fly modern aircraft at nato standards as the f-16s or mirage. french planes, or fighters or any other type of modern machines. this is a question mark. when we are gonna pilots will be ready to do that? because their training of a pilot is much more complicated and much longer than the training for a tanker. so this is the way it is so here is a question mark. when will ukraine be ready for its own forced to use such planes? i realize that you all sort of holding off on that, but i want to ask about the laboratories what you are very vocal in unleashing from germany. and yet, this weekend, the
leopard tanks. we have organized an allied collection so to speak of tanks in ukraine. this is what i was requested to do by volodymyr zelenskyy, also the prime minister of ukraine asked for that. so he initiated that today. the key to make sure that ukraine defends itself against russia is modern weapons. so that ukrainian soldiers can efficiently fight. so that they have means to push russians with. even fighter jets? translator: if there is such a need, of course, yes. we still have got mig 29s, ukrainian pilots are prepared to operate them today. the question is, when will ukrainian pilots be ready to fly modern aircraft at nato standards such as f16s, french planes or euro fighters or any other type of modern machines. this is a question mark, when the ukrainian pilots will be ready to do that because the training of a pilot is much more complicated and much longer than
so this shows you the mobilization potential russia and the de-mobilization potential of ukraine. so enough to look at this clear data to understand that under normal circumstances unless ukraine get supporters no chance of protecting a itself on its own. against russia. we ve donated 300 tanks. this moment, we re sending state-of-the-art tanks that we have, a pretense. we are providing a company of leopard tanks. so when skills the prime minister of ukraine asked that, he initiated that. to make sure that ukraine depends itself against russia s modern weapons, so that ukrainian soldiers can officially fight so that they have means to push russia with. when you saw mig-29s, ukrainian pilots are prepared
remarkably well, but it is tired with the worn out mig 29s, and the 16s and missiles will add a lot. and at this point, the russians have been so vicious in the aggression, anything along that type including long range missiles are completely justified. no, i think that they won t be per se a game-changer, but it is going to make it a whole lot harder for russians to get too close with the cruise missiles and other capability, and the f-16s have a very good ground attack capability. we will be watching closely. brigadier general peter zwack and doug brinkley and david, we are grateful to have you join us. and now, on a new scale of
senate. there has been terrific bipartisan support through the entire years, think about what we have done over this year. all of it has been done in the full consultation and coordination with congress. no such thing as a blank check. we are all doing it together, and the support from congress has really been extraordinary and the president looks forward to that support continuing. thank you very much. is the president prepared to send u.s. fighter jets to ukraine? we talked about this, i think the president got asked this question and he spoke to it. i don t have anything to add to what the president said. we remain in constant communication with the ukrainians what their needs are, and the needs have evolved as the war has evolved. is the u.s. prepared to make the delivery of the mig 29s. we have never dictated to another partner what they can or