Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Khrushko warned on Saturday that the West’s attempt to send modern fighter jets to Ukraine “carries huge risks,” Russian state news agency reported. Toss.
The minister’s comments in an interview with TASS came after this America retreats A joint international effort to train Ukrainian pilots to operate modern fighter jets, including the F-16. That would eventually pave the way for advanced Western fighter jets to be sent to Ukraine, a senior administration official said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the US decision Tweet On Friday, he said it would “greatly improve our military in the air.” He intended to discuss the “practical implementation of this decision” at the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan.
“We can see that Western countries continue to cling to an expansionary situation, which carries enormous risks for them,” Khrushko said in the interview. “In any case, we will take it into account when making plans. We have all the necessary means to achieve our goals,” he added.
The U.S. decision follows a joint effort by Ukraine to provide its military with modern jets, particularly the U.S.-built F-16s.
