Despite the high hopes I placed on it to turn the scales of the war against Russia, it seems that Ukraine will suffer a setback.
Yuriy Ihnat, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force, confirmed to local television late Wednesday that the country will not be able to use US-made F-16 fighter jets during the coming fall or winter.
“It is already clear that we will not be able to defend Ukraine with F-16 fighters during the coming autumn and winter,” Ihnat said in a joint broadcast of several Ukrainian channels.
Defeat the Russians!
These statements came after Kiev repeatedly asked its Western allies during the past months of the Russian-Ukrainian war that began in February of last year 2022 to supply it with F-16 fighters.
Indeed, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky considered that the use of this weapon would defeat the Russians.
Last May, US President Joe Biden approved training programs for Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighters, but he has not announced a date for the supply of aircraft yet.
While his foreign minister, Anthony Blinken, confirmed last month that the Ukrainian forces would receive these fighters within months, without specifying a specific time period, but he hinted that it might take time.
However, the West, which has always supported Kiev with weapons in order to defeat Russia, has at the same time repeatedly stressed its unwillingness to ignite a direct military confrontation between NATO, led by the United States, and Moscow, which has threatened more than once that Washington is pouring oil on the fire, and has confirmed Any advanced fighters or missiles that reach the hands of the Ukrainians will be in the range of Russian fire, indicating that the war has expanded.
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2023-08-17 03:54:00
