The Russian ambassador says the F-16s cannot be used in Ukraine

Russian ambassador V.I weAnatoly Antonov said on Sunday (May 21, 2023) that sending F-16s from North America to Ukraine He will wonder about the role NATO (NATO) in the conflict between Moscow and Kiev and will not undermine the military objectives of Russia.

“Any expert knows that there is no infrastructure for the use of F-16s in Ukraine, nor the necessary number of pilots and maintenance personnel. What would happen if American fighter planes took off from NATO airfields run by foreign “volunteers”?asked the diplomat NB on Telegram.

The ambassador also stated that:Actions [dos EUA] Explain it clearly [o país] We have never been interested in peace and our decision to conduct a special military operation was absolutely correct“.

On Friday (May 19) the President of the United States, Joe BidenAnd He said during the Leaders Summit G7 that country willjoint effort support“With its allies to conduct exercises to strengthen and improve the capabilities of the Ukrainian Air Force.

“As training takes place over the coming months, our coalition of countries participating in this effort will decide when we actually provide the jets, how many, and who will supply them.said the employee. Previously, Biden had positioned the supply of F-16s to Ukraine as “it is not practical“.

Also on Friday (May 19), some countries that make up the G7 announce New sanctions on Russia. Regarding the remarks, the Russian ambassador said in the note sent on Sunday (May 21) that Hiroshima – the city where the group summit was held and bombed by the United States in 1945 – has become “A kind of “peace symbol”However, Antonov reported that “Based on the above statements by government officials, Hiroshima has become a “symbol of war” that the United States is instigating with its actions against our country“.