A firm decision on the transfer of fighters to Ukraine has not yet been made, but the Ministry of Defense doubts that sending the aircraft would be “the right strategy.”
Sending fighter jets to Ukraine “would not be the right approach”, but no final decision has been made on the matter yet. This is what British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said, commenting on the related appeal of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, reports Sky News.
“I’ve been doing this for a long time. And I’ve learned two things: never include anything and never exclude anything,” Ben Wallace said about it.
He noted that while there has been no “firm decision” on this issue, he does not believe that sending the aircraft is the “right approach” at this time.
“What will bring out this conflict this year is the ability of the Ukrainians to deploy Western weapons against Russia,” he said.
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke in favor of giving Ukraine more weapons, but the UK government has distanced itself from his comments.
Johnson, who is in Washington, responded to a question about the situation with the F-16 fighter jet, which supported providing Ukraine with all the necessary weapons.
“All I’m saying is that every time we say it’s a mistake to provide such and such a weapon, we do it and it’s going to be the right thing for Ukraine,” Johnson said.
The previous day, Rishi Sunaka, a spokesman for the British Prime Minister, said that it was not advisable to transfer the aircraft to Ukraine, as it would take several months to train the military personnel.
Recall that earlier in France announced the criteria for the transfer of Ukraine F-16.
The Pentagon believes that the White House will agree to transfer the F-16 to Kyiv – media
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