Ukraine will be free to use F-16 fighter jets it receives from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) against military targets inside Russia or beyond Kiev’s alleged border. According to the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg During an interview with the American media
In an interview with RFE/RL broadcast on Friday (23 February), the NATO secretary general claimed that Ukraine has the right to defend itself against Russian aggression. This includes the right to attack various military targets. Russia’s legitimacy outside of Ukraine
However, Stoltenberg He did not mention when the government in Kyiv would receive the F-16s he had promised. He simply said that each NATO member state that has pledged to deliver the F-16 aircraft has different policies and will make its own decisions.
Although some supporters of Kiev want to see the F-16s enter service as soon as possible, Stoltenberg It is believed that it will have a more effective effect. If the pilots are well trained As well as having enough maintenance crew.
“So I think we really need to listen to military experts. When will we be ready? “When will our partners be ready to start delivering F-16s? The sooner the better,” said Stoltenberg.
Ukraine has long needed the F-16 in its bid to fight Russia. Holding superiority in the air, Denmark and the Netherlands previously pledged to support some of their aircraft. With Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claiming to have received a contract for 42 F-16s, the first batch of Ukrainian pilots training in the West completed training in the United Kingdom last December.
However, aircraft made in the United States This version is designed in such a way that it may not be suitable to operate from Ukrainian runways. Therefore, it is speculated that these planes You may have to fly from Poland, Romania or other countries. in the Baltics instead
Russia has repeatedly warned that such use could escalate the conflict. And it can even pose a risk of nuclear war because the F-16 has the potential to launch nuclear bombs, B61 gravity bombs.
“So if one of these planes takes off from a NATO country, what will happen? If Russia is attacked I don’t need to explain what happened next,” said former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. and Deputy Chairman of Russia’s National Security Council Said on Thursday (22 February)
(Source: RT News)
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