UKRAINE-RUSSIA-KREMLIN – TELAM Agency
Russia warned today that the possible shipment of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine would pose “colossal risks” for the United States and its allies in the context of an escalation of the armed conflict.
“We see that Western countries continue to escalate. It implies colossal risks for themselves,” said Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko, in statements reproduced by the TASS news agency.
“In any case, this will be taken into account in all our plans and we have all the necessary means to meet the objectives we have set ourselves,” he added, quoted by the Europa Press news agency.
US President Joe Biden announced yesterday to the G7 leaders meeting in the Japanese city of Hiroshima that his country will support the training of Ukrainian pilots in F-16 fighter jets that could be supplied to Kiev, a senior U.S. official revealed. the White House.
The United States “will support a joint effort” with its allies and partners “to train Ukrainian pilots on fourth-generation fighter aircraft, including F-16s, to further strengthen and enhance the capabilities of the Ukrainian Air Force,” it said. Biden, who is participating in the summit in Japan, according to the source, quoted by the AFP news agency.
Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky arrived in Hiroshima today to move forward with the decision he described as “historic” amid ongoing fighting almost 15 months after the start of Russia’s large-scale invasion.
Source: Ambito
