Some western allies have cooled on idea of supplying fighter jets to Ukraine; Russia preparing for ‘imminent’ renewal of offensive
Ukrainian servicemen eat in a hut at a rear-echelon location where wood is chopped to supply frontline positions in the Donetsk region, on 31 January 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.Ukrainian servicemen eat in a hut at a rear-echelon location where wood is chopped to supply frontline positions in the Donetsk region, on 31 January 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the Ukrainian president, said he was not finished shuffling the ranks of senior officialsSome western allies appear to have cooled on the idea of supplying F-16 and other fighter jets to Ukraine over the past 24 hours although he emphasised on Tuesday morning he would remain in discussions with Ukraine about its weapons requests.“These are sophisticated pieces of equipment,” a Downing St spokesperson said. “We do not think it is practical to send those jets into Ukraine.” They added that prime ministerfor Ukraine after completing a review that a “prolonged stalemate” in the conflict would benefit Russia.
Oleksii Reznikov, the defence minister, said on a visit to Paris: “All types of assistance at the beginning went through the no stage. This means no as of today.”
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