Russia’s deputy foreign minister has warned Western countries of “enormous risks” if Ukraine is provided with F-16 fighter jets, Russian state media TASS reported
The comments come after US President Joe Biden gave his backing for Ukrainian pilots to be trained to fly F-16s, reversing his previous position. F-16s are considered high performance weapon systems with a range of 500 miles , and would be an upgrade to the aircraft currently in Ukraine’s fleet. Responding to the move, Alexander Grushko said: “We see that the Western countries are still adhering to the escalation scenario. “It involves enormous risks for themselves.
But the US would have to approve that third-party transfer because of the jets’ sensitive US technology. Since Russia’s invasion started, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, has struggled to get F-16s to aid his fight, over fears they could be used on Russian soil, potentially triggering an escalation between NATO and Russia.
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