PM: Finland can consider transferring its old aircraft to Ukraine

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has stated that Finland could, along with other allies, consider providing Ukraine with fighter jets.

Marin said that such a discussion could be raised in Finland, especially since the country itself buys the latest fighters to replace those it has now, according to Ukrainska Pravda.

"I think we could discuss F/A-18 Hornets [combat aircrafts] – whether it would be possible to offer them to Ukraine, what training is needed for this," the prime minister said.

She stressed that so far all conversations about fighter jets are at the initial stage and broad cooperation between Western allies will be required on this issue.

As far as we know from open sources, the Finnish Air Force currently has 55 F/A-18 Hornet fighters and about 20 training models, as well as older training models of the British Hawk. Finland has ordered 64 of the latest F-35 fighter jets from the United States to replace them, and they should be delivered by 2026.