NATO considers handing Ukraine additional combat aircraft.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has revealed that the US-led bloc is considering supplying Ukraine with more fighter jets on top of the Soviet-designed warplanes already provided by some member states. The US-led bloc is seeking to assist Kiev in its transition away from Soviet-era weapons to Western ones, making the Ukrainian military interoperable with NATO countries’ armed forces. Stoltenberg met with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and asked him to help "overcome the reluctance" of some member states when it comes to providing long-range rockets and modern fighter jets. Russia has argued that Western weapons deliveries to Kiev only serve to prolong the bloodshed, and the Kremlin has warned NATO that with the delivery of ever more advanced systems to Ukraine, it is getting more and more involved in the conflict.