The Journal Russian President Vladimir Putin has called Western accusations that Russia is planning to invade Europe as “utter nonsense”.
TASS news agency quotes him as saying, in a meeting with pilots of the Russian Air Force in the western Tver region: “As for the accusation that we are planning to invade Europe after Ukraine, this is complete nonsense intended solely to intimidate the population into paying more money. This narrative takes place in a context of economic crisis and deterioration of living standards. They need to justify themselves, so they are intimidating their population with a potential Russian threat while trying to expand their dictatorship to the entire world.”
President Putin also warned that if F-16 warplanes are used by Ukraine against Russia, the aircraft would be hit by Moscow’s forces even if they were at NATO airfields. “If they are used by airports of third countries, they will be a legitimate target for us: no matter where they are,” Putin said at the same meeting with Russian Air Force pilots. The Russian president then warned that Russia will take into account the fact that F-16s can carry nuclear weapons. “We must take this into account when planning combat operations,” Putin said. He then assured that the possible supply of F-16s to Ukraine “will not change the situation on the battlefield” since Russia “will destroy them as it is already doing with Western tanks and other weapons”.
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