Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke after Belgium vowed to supply Ukraine with 30 F-16 fighter jets by 2028.
Russia has issued a warning to the West over the planned delivery of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine from Belgium this year.Moscow will perceive the delivery of the aircraft as a 'signal action' by NATO 'in the nuclear sphere,' Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with state-run news agency RIA Novosti published on Wednesday.His remarks come after Belgium pledged on Tuesday to deliver a first batch of F-16s to Ukraine this year.
Last year, Belgium, alongside Denmark, Norway and the Netherlands, announced that it would be sending Ukraine an unspecified number of the aircraft.Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said at a press briefing with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday that his country would provide Ukraine with the F-16 jets 'as soon as possible.''Our aim is to be able to provide first aircraft before the end of this year, 2024,' he said.
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