Reuters reports that the Russian PresidentPutin27th Inspection Air Base Display,RussiaIt has no intention of attacking any NATO country and will not attack Poland, the Baltic countries, or the Czech Republic. However, if the WestukraineProvide F-16 fighter jets, which the Russian military will surely shoot down.
Russian official media “Russia Today” (RT) reported that Putin inspected the Torzhok Air Force Base in the Tver region on the 27th and said that since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the military alliance led by the United States continues Is. Expanding to Russia’s east, but Moscow has no plans to attack NATO members.
“We have no aggressive intentions against these countries,” Putin said, according to a transcript released by the Kremlin on the 27th. “It is complete nonsense to think that we will attack other countries. There are Poland, the Baltic countries and the Czech Republic.” Everyone is scared. This is just nonsense.
In February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, creating the most serious crisis for Russia and the West since the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.
When asked about the commitment of Western countries to provide F-16 fighter aircraft to Ukraine, Putin said that this also will not change Ukraine’s situation. “We will destroy these fighters just as we destroy enemy tanks, armored vehicles and many other missile and rocket launchers,” Putin said. The weapons are the same.
Putin also said that the F-16 could carry nuclear weapons and that providing military support to Ukraine’s F-16 fighters could lead to a nuclear war.
“Certainly, if these aircraft are used from airports in third countries, no matter where they are located, that would be a legitimate target for us,” he said.
Putin’s comment came after Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba’s statement in which he said that F-16 should reach Ukraine in the next few months.
Belgium, Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands and other countries have pledged to donate F-16s, and a multinational coalition has also pledged to assist in training Ukrainian pilots.
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