Western international locations shall be operating “colossal risks” if they provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets, TASS information company quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko as saying on Saturday.
Grushko was responding to a query in regards to the implications of offering the jets, which Ukraine has been requesting from NATO international locations.
It has not but gained commitments to ship the planes, however U.S. President Joe Biden informed G7 leaders on Friday that Washington helps joint allied coaching packages for Ukrainian pilots on F-16s, senior U.S. officers stated.
“We see that Western international locations are nonetheless adhering to the escalation situation. It entails colossal risks for themselves,” Grushko was quoted as saying.
“In any case, this shall be taken under consideration in all our plans, and we’ve got all the mandatory means to obtain the objectives we’ve got set.”
