Russian president Vladimir Putin issued a stark and direct warning: Russian forces will destroy any F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft delivered to Ukraine from NATO allies, “wherever they are.” Yet, he also insisted that Moscow had no intention of attacking any country in the alliance
Ukraine wants the US-manufactured F-16 fighter jets and has been urging the West to supply Kyiv with these warplanes in their conflict against Russia. The UK and the Netherlands have promised Volodymyr Zelenskyy help while France has said it will train pilots. Will Washington finally relent?
The first incident occurred earlier this week during a discussion about the F-16 Fighting Falcon, a single-engine multirole fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the...