Paris: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is on a shopping spree for fighter jets. In the past 30 days, he has signed two letters of interest for the purchase of 250 modern fighter aircraft. A few days ago, he signed a letter of interest with Sweden to acquire 150 Saab Gripen-E fighters. If this deal is finalised, Kyiv will become the largest operator of Gripen-E aircraft in the world. The number of Gripen E/F jets in Ukraine would surpass even Sweden, the country that manufactures them.

Ukraine could also buy 100 Rafales from France. On November 17, Zelensky signed another letter of interest with French President Emmanuel Macron for the purchase of the SAMP/T next-generation air defense system along with 100 Rafale fighter jets. If this letter of interest turns into a formal agreeme

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