as for Russia invasion of Ukraine continues to threaten European security, the US Department of Defense approved the sale of Eight F-16 Fighter Jets to Bulgaria on Monday in A $1.67 billion deal to support the country air force.
“The proposed sale will improve Bulgaria’s ability to deliver current And the future Threats by enabling the Bulgarian Air Force to routinely deploy modern combat aircraft in The Black Sea region’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency said.
The approval of the sale came amid persistent speculation that one of Washington’s NATO allies can supply Ukraine with MIG-29 aircraft for fight Russian forces, and that such move The United States could include providing that ally with American planes in exchange.
Bulgaria one of The three NATO members operating the MiG-29s, which Ukrainian pilots can do of airline. The others are Poland and Slovakia.
But Pentagon spokesman John Kirby, when asked about the sale of the F-16s on Monday, downplayed the suggestion that it could be linked to Bulgaria’s supply of MIG-29s to Ukraine.
During US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s visit to Bulgaria on On March 19, Prime Minister Kirill Petkov said that there was no such deal.
“But for being so close to the conflict, I have to say so currently We will not be able to send military Aid to Ukraine,” he said, adding that the aid must be approved by the Bulgarians parliament.
