比利时首相巴特·德韦弗周四表示，比利时今年将向乌克兰交付十架F-16战斗机，以帮助加强其防御能力。
Belgium will deliver ten F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine this year to help strengthen its defense capabilities, Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever said Thursday.
在布鲁塞尔举行的欧盟峰会首日结束后的一场新闻发布会上，德韦弗表示，他在峰会期间的一次双边会晤中与乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基讨论了乌克兰的军事需求。
Speaking at a press conference following the first day of an EU summit in Brussels, De Wever said he discussed Ukraine's military needs with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the summit.
德韦弗说：“我们将在今年提供10架。由于F-35的交付延迟，我们的进度有些落后，但这些飞机现在开始到货，这将使我们能够向乌克兰派遣F-16。”
"We will supply 10 this year. We have fallen a little behind because of delays with the F-35s, but those are now starting to arrive, which will enable us to send F-16s to Ukraine," De Wever said.
他强调，乌克兰迫切需要可投入作战的战斗机，并称F-16是能够有效防御“俄罗斯喷气式无人机”的少数武器之一。德韦弗补充说，两国领导人还讨论了比利时为F-16提供弹药的可能性，其中包括一些由比利时国防企业埃斯塔勒国营工厂制造的弹药。
He stressed that Ukraine urgently needs operational fighter jets, describing F-16s as among the few weapons capable of effectively defending against "Russian jet-powered drones." De Wever added that the two leaders also discussed the possibility of Belgium supplying ammunition for the F-16s, including some manufactured by Belgian defense company FN Herstal.
两国领导人还讨论了乌克兰的资金需求，不过德韦弗没有详细说明利用主要存放于总部设在比利时的欧洲清算银行的被冻结俄罗斯资产来支持乌克兰的可能性。
The leaders also discussed Ukraine's funding needs, although De Wever did not elaborate on the possibility of using frozen Russian assets held largely at Belgian-based Euroclear to support Ukraine.
比利时此前曾反对一项利用被冻结资产为乌克兰战争赔偿贷款提供资金的提议，理由是存在潜在的法律和财务风险。
Belgium previously opposed a proposal to use the frozen assets to finance a reparations loan for Ukraine, citing potential legal and financial risks.