Ukraine speaks of “flying garbage”: Australia wanted to supply Kiev with F/A-18 fighter jets. Ukraine is asking the West for F-16 fighter jets in the Ukrainian war.
These are also to be delivered: training is already underway in European countries. If Ukraine had accepted an offer from Australia, it could have already had Western fighter jets, but this did not happen. The relationship between Australia and Ukraine has arguably been further complicated by bureaucratic hurdles and mixed signals from the Ukrainian government.