Will Western fighters go to Ukraine?

According to Fars International News Agency, despite the warnings of Moscow officials to Washington and its allies about the consequences of arms aid to Kiev, a senior American military official spoke about sending fighter jets to Ukraine.

US Air Force Chief of Staff Charles Brown did not rule out the possibility of sending fighter jets from Western countries to Ukraine during the meeting of the “Spen Security Council” think tank on Wednesday (yesterday).

news agency Sputnik While the European Union pays $510 million to Ukraine’s military, the US Air Force is considering the delivery of fighter jets to Ukraine, it reported.

This Russian media continued: “Russia has repeatedly warned Western powers against providing military aid to Ukraine and said that this could intensify and prolong the armed conflict.”

According to Sputnik, US Air Force Chief of Staff General Charles Brown did not rule out the possibility that Western countries will provide Ukraine with “non-Russian fighter jets” in the near future.

Brown was asked on Wednesday at the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado whether it is possible for the United States to sell or deliver US fighter jets to Ukraine.

The US Air Force Chief of Staff replied: “There are US fighter jets, there is the Swedish Gripen (fighter), there is the (European fighter) Eurofighter, there is the (French fighter) Rafale.” So, there’s a number of different things that could go to Ukraine… It’s going to be something non-Russian, I can probably tell you that but I can’t tell you exactly what it’s going to be. There is)”.

In the continuation of its report, Sputnik mentioned the European Union’s action on Wednesday (yesterday) to send 500 million euros ($510 million) in military aid to Ukraine.

“Joseph Burrell” in charge of foreign policy of the European Union announced in a Twitter message that the member states of the European Union agreed to the fifth package of military aid to Ukraine and that the European Union is still focused on helping Ukraine.

The comment of the senior American military official about the possibility of giving Western fighter jets to Ukraine has been raised in a situation where Russian officials have repeatedly stated that Western arms assistance to Ukraine will prolong the conflict and derail the negotiation process.

In May, the US Congress approved the country’s $40 billion aid package to Ukraine; A package that includes more than 20 billion dollars in military aid and almost 9 billion dollars in economic aid.

The statements of the American military leaders about the continuation of the aid of the Western countries to Ukraine were raised while the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov gave a serious warning to the West about the consequences of these actions.

Lavrov said yesterday that Russia’s goals in Ukraine are no longer limited to the Donbass region, and if the Ukrainians continue to receive long-range weapons, these goals will expand (more details).

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