Kremlin threatens to destroy F-16s for Ukraine at European airfields
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Kremlin threatens to destroy F-16s for Ukraine at European airfields

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Source:  online.ua

Russian politicians began to threaten strikes on European airfields, where the F-16s transferred to Ukraine will be based.

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  • Ukraine plans to deploy fighter jets abroad to protect against possible Russian strikes.
  • The US and several European countries provide Ukraine with F-16s and pilot training.
  • Ukrainian authorities expect to train 12 fighter pilots by September 2024.

Russia is once again panicking over the transfer of F-16s to Ukraine

Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense Andriy Kartapolov said that if the F-16s participate in combat sorties, they are a legitimate target for the Russian Armed Forces. Including the airfields on which they are based.

Kartapolov noted that if the planes remain at the airfields, as in storage, from where they will be transported to Ukraine, "where they are equipped, maintenance is carried out, and they start flying from Ukrainian airfields, then in this case there are no complaints against the "former partners".

But if they take off from the airfields of some country, enter the airspace of Ukraine, launch missiles and return there, then this is a legitimate goal. As for (the possibility, — ed.) to shoot down, we can shoot down anyone and anywhere, — stressed the deputy.

Earlier, Serhii Golubtsov, Chief of Aviation of the Air Force Command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, said that Ukraine will place part of its F-16 fighter jets at air bases abroad. This will protect the fighter jets from Russian strikes, and Ukrainian pilots will also train on them.

What is known about the transfer of F-16 to Ukraine

After the G7 summit, it became known that the USA unblocked the training of Ukrainian pilots on fighter jets and the supply of air transport by other states.

On August 20, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced that the country plans to send 19 F-16 aircraft to Ukraine, the first six closer to the New Year.

Zelensky said that the Netherlands will provide 42 aircraft. The planes will be dispatched after conditions are met, including providing the necessary infrastructure and completing pilot training.

On November 13, a training centre for F-16 pilots, where Ukrainians will be trained, was opened at the air base in Feteşti, Romania, 100 km from Bucharest.

In February 2024, Foreign Policy, citing high-ranking officials from the EU, wrote that the first American F-16 fighter jets will appear in Ukraine approximately in June 2024, and the Ukrainian authorities expect that by the end of the fiscal year in the United States (September) training 12 pilots will take part in the fighters.

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This is no joke. Trudeau held secret talks after Trump's threats

This is no joke. Trudeau held secret talks after Trump's threats
Source:  Bloomberg

Canadian leader Justin Trudeau has called a secret meeting with Canadian business leaders and warned that Donald Trump's controversial statements about turning Canada into the "51st state of the United States" are no joke.

Points of attention

  • Donald Trump's statements about annexing Canada are starting to be taken seriously.
  • The American leader is trying to gain access to the country's resources by using various threats against it.

Trudeau confused by Trump's intentions

As journalists managed to find out, on February 7, the Prime Minister of Canada spoke to dozens of business leaders and politicians.

They all gathered in Toronto to discuss how the country can diversify trade with the States, given the US president's tariff threats.

They (the US. — ed.) know very well about our resources, about what we have, and they really want to be able to use them. But Trump implies that one of the easiest ways to do that is to absorb our country. And that is a real thing.

Justin Trudeau

Justin Trudeau

Prime Minister of Canada

Other Canadian politicians said they also take Trump's annexation claims seriously.

For example, the Premier of British Columbia, Canada, David Abe, drew attention to the fact that the American leader is deploying a targeted strategy to "destroy Canada's economy" and turn it into the 51st state.

What is important to understand is that Canada has about 30 critically important minerals that are essential for modern technologies.

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