BERLIN, Jan 29 Munich Security Conference Chairman Christoph Heusgen advocated sending fighter jets to Ukraine.
«I believe that the supply of fighter jets is adequate in order to more effectively defend Ukraine against Russian attacks,» Heusgen said on the air of the first German ARD channel.
He clarified that we can talk about American F16 fighters or Soviet-designed fighters from old stocks of the GDR.
According to him, according to international law, foreign forces are allowed to supply Ukraine with weapons, including battle tanks, as well as combat aircraft.
Earlier, in a statement on the website of the office of the President of Ukraine, it was reported that Volodymyr Zelensky, after Western countries announced their intention to supply tanks to Ukraine, began to ask for help in the form of aircraft and missiles.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, answering questions from Bundestag deputies on Wednesday, said that Germany would not supply combat aircraft and send soldiers to Ukraine «neither now nor in the future.» Also, according to him, a no-fly zone will be introduced over Ukraine “in no case”. Scholz stressed that Germany would avoid escalation between Russia and NATO.
Earlier, Russia sent a note to NATO countries because of arms supplies to Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that any cargo that contains weapons for Ukraine will become a legitimate target for Russia. The Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation stated that the NATO countries are «playing with fire» by supplying weapons to Ukraine. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov noted that pumping Ukraine with weapons from the West does not contribute to the success of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations and will have a negative effect.