FILED - 07 February 2023, Rhineland-Palatinate, Spangdahlem: An F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft has its landing gear extended to land at the U.S. military airfield at Spangdahlem. Ukraine is a step closer in its efforts to obtain modern Western fighter jets for its defensive campaign against Russia. Britain and the Netherlands want to build an international coalition to help Ukraine procure U.S. F-16 jets, a British government spokesman said Tuesday night, according to the PA news agency. Photo: Harald Tittel/dpa