When will Ukraine receive Mirage 2000-5 fighters. The French Foreign Ministry announced the terms
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When will Ukraine receive Mirage 2000-5 fighters. The French Foreign Ministry announced the terms

When will Ukraine receive Mirage 2000-5 fighters. The French Foreign Ministry announced the terms
Source:  online.ua

Ukraine will receive Mirage 2000-5 fighters from France by the end of the first quarter of 2025.

This was stated by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot.

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  • Ukraine will receive Mirage 2000-5 fighters from France by the end of the first quarter of 2025 with the support of French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot.
  • The Mirage 2000-5 is a French fourth-generation multi-role fighter that has a wide range of missions from intercepting air targets to delivering precision strikes on ground targets.
  • French Mirage 2000 fighters have an advantage over the stock of American F-16s in the ability to launch Western Storm Shadow missiles, which is becoming an important asset for Ukrainian combat aviation.
  • The arrival of the Mirage 2000-5 to the Ukrainian Air Force will expand their capabilities in conducting aerospace operations and provide opportunities for effective strikes on enemy targets.
  • Obtaining more aircraft capable of launching Storm Shadow missiles will provide Ukraine with greater combat effectiveness and competitiveness in the international military aviation market.

Mirage 2000-5 fighters will be in Ukraine

"Soon, French Mirages will appear in the skies over Ukraine. This will happen at the end of the quarter, as announced by French President Emmanuel Macron," said French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot.

The Mirage 2000 is a French fourth-generation multi-role fighter that has served many countries around the world for decades and continues to do so. The Mirage 2000 can perform a wide range of missions, from intercepting air targets to delivering precision strikes on ground targets.

The Mirage has a specific advantage over the F-16

According to Robinson, French fighters in Ukraine will become another combat platform capable of launching Western Storm Shadow missiles.

As is known, with the help of the latter, Ukrainian soldiers managed to destroy many enemy targets on the front and beyond.

What is important to understand is that American F-16 fighters, some of which have already been received by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, are not adapted for Storm Shadow missiles, so Soviet-designed Su-24 aircraft are used to launch them.

Tim Robinson, a military aviation expert from the Royal Aeronautical Society of Great Britain, told the publication that it would be beneficial for Ukraine to obtain more aircraft capable of launching these missiles.

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Trump wants to offer Lukashenko a secret deal

Trump wants to influence the situation in Belarus
Source:  The New York Times

According to journalists, US leader Donald Trump plans to offer Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko a "deal" to ease sanctions in exchange for the mass release of political prisoners.

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  • Trump wants to influence the situation in Belarus through an agreement with Lukashenko to ease sanctions.
  • A representative of the American diplomatic corps held meetings with Lukashenko and representatives of the Belarusian KGB.

Trump wants to influence the situation in Belarus

According to the publication's insiders, a high-ranking American diplomat arrived in Minsk on February 12.

He held meetings with the illegitimate president of the Republic of Belarus and the head of the Belarusian KGB. What is important to understand is that this was the first such interaction in the last 5 years.

According to available information, the visit was made by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Smith and two other American officials.

After the meetings, they traveled to a village on the border with Lithuania, where they picked up an American and two Belarusian political prisoners who had been released from prison, before heading to Vilnius. Smith called the release of the three political prisoners "a major victory and a step forward in President Trump's 'peace through strength' agenda."

According to Smith himself, Donald Trump's team is considering a "grand deal" under which Lukashenko would agree to the mass release of political prisoners, including the most famous ones.

The White House would then ease sanctions on Belarus’ banking sector and potash exports, two people at the meeting said on condition of anonymity.

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