During a speech at a political event on Saturday, Poulsen stressed Denmark's unwavering support for Ukraine by stating: "I cannot imagine us not supporting Ukraine with fighter jets."
The Danish official said that Ukraine's need for combat aircraft is greater than ever to secure victory in the war against Russia.
Earlier this week, Poulsen announced Denmark's plan to train Ukrainian pilots in operating F-16 aircraft at the Skrydstrup Air Base on the Jutland Peninsula.
Currently, Denmark possesses a total of 43 F-16 fighter jets, with 30 allocated for defensive purposes.
In May, US President Joe Biden told fellow Group of Seven (G7) leaders that the United States would allow Western allies to provide American-made F-16s and other advanced fighter jets to help Ukraine fight Russia's invasion.
Meanwhile, Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said in June that Poland had "too few" of its own F-16s to transfer any of them to Ukraine, but stressed that Warsaw had supplied Kyiv with MiG-29 jets.
Source: PAP
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