France to Train 6k More Ukrainian Servicemen and ‘Future’ Fighter Jet Pilots, But Not Allowed on European F-16s

As part of a tour of Europe to seek additional military assistance, Zelensky visited Paris, where on May 15 an agreement was reached on the training of 6,000 members of the AFU by French instructors at the training grounds of France and Poland. However, an important subject of negotiations with Emmanuel Macron was also the training of Ukrainian pilots, which informally began last year. According to our data, about 30 representatives of the flight personnel of the Armed AFU are currently being trained in the country: Part is located at 118 air base near the city of Mont-de-Marsan and 133…