MOSCOW, 15 Jul. Russia has warned of a response to the supply of nuclear-capable F-16 fighter jets to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, former US intelligence officer Scott Ritter said in an interview with The Geopolitics In Conflict Show YouTube channel.
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«If you give the F-16 to Ukraine, every time it takes off the ground, Russia will assume that it has a nuclear capability and will respond appropriately. Don't do this,” the officer said.
Earlier, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that Washington and its NATO satellites create the risk of a direct armed clash with Moscow by trying to supply American F-16 fighter jets to Kiev. As the minister clarified, Russia informed the United States, Britain and France that it would not ignore the ability of these aircraft to carry nuclear weapons.