The State Department approved the sale of eight F-16 fighter jets (four F-16 C Block 70s and four F-16 D Block 70s) and accompanying military equipment to Bulgaria for $ 1.67 billion, the ministry said Monday. United States.
Earlier, the US State Department said in a statement that it had informed Congress of its intention to sell fighter jets and military equipment to Sofia. He did not say whether the sale could pave the way for the transport of Soviet-made fighter jets to Bulgaria.
Kyiv has requested from the West MiG-29 fighter jets owned by some Eastern European countries. The possibility of transferring such aircraft from Poland was discussed in early March, but the US did not give the “green light” due to the risk of being perceived by Russia as a direct NATO involvement in the war in Ukraine.
Strengthening the eastern wing of the North Atlantic Alliance is part of the strategy by which Washington wants to respond to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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