Putin: “We Will Bomb the NATO Airfields Where the Ukrainian F-16s Will Be Located”

Posted By: GeorgeEaton
Date: Sunday, 18-Jun-2023 02:49:33
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6/17/23 By Pro NewsFor the first time, the Russian president warns NATO about military involvementFor the first time, Russian President Vladimir Putin, with his statement, leaves open the possibility that NATO airfields will be hit by Russian forces, where the F-16s that will be sent to Ukraine and will operate from there against Russian targets will be deployed.In particular, he said that in the event that the fighters “are located in bases outside of Ukraine, we will see what we will do with these bases, how we will hit them” , threatened Putin. “There is a significant risk that NATO will become even more involved in this conflict,” he added.One of the obstacles surrounding the delivery of the F-16s to Ukraine is finding safe bases from which to take off, land and park for repairs. And that’s because all Ukrainian airports have been bombed by the Russians.There is a plan to station these aircraft at air bases of neighboring countries that support Ukraine.Bases outside Ukraine where Ukrainian F-16s can take off and land are only in neighboring NATO countries, such as Poland and Romania.So far, at least five European countries – Belgium, the United Kingdom, Denmark, the Netherlands and Norway – have privately said they are ready to provide the F-16 to the APU, and two – the Netherlands and Poland – have already begun training Ukrainian pilots.It is noted that the Russian president said yesterday that the F-16 fighters sent to Ukraine by its allies “will burn”.Last month US President Joe Biden gave the green light to send F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. So far, however, the exact schedule of the delivery of the aircraft, nor their number, has not been specified.”The tanks (tanks delivered by NATO countries to Ukraine) are burning. The same will happen with the F-16s ,” Putin said in his speech at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum.He directly accused NATO of being actively involved in the Ukrainian conflict:”The US instead of contacts with Russia, chose to supply equipment to Ukraine, we will burn it and see what happens next.” (excerpts)Source: https://www.pronews.gr/amyna-asfaleia/enoples-sygkroyseis/v-poutin-tha-vomvardistoun-ta-natoika-aerodromia-pou-tha-vriskontai-ta-f-16-tis-oukranias/

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