Medvedev urged the West not to flirt with the supply of aircraft to Kyiv

Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev urged Western countries not to play “airplanes in their sandbox.” About this he wrote in your Telegram channel.

Medvedev cited the expression of German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock, who commented on the delivery of F-16 fighter jets to Kyiv with the words “this is a good day for Ukraine and, therefore, a good day for Europe”.

“Oh, don’t play airplanes in your sandbox there, kids. No matter how one of the next such “good days” for Europe becomes its last day…,” Medvedev threatened.

August 20 at a joint press conference in the Netherlands and. O. Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reportedthat Kyiv received a guarantee from the Netherlands and Denmark on the transfer of American fourth-generation F-16 fighters. On August 17, the US State Department approved the re-export of combat aircraft to Ukraine for European allies. Zelensky reported on 42 aircraft, however, as the NOS TV channel reported, Rutte has so far confirmed only the very fact of the upcoming deliveries of fighters to Kiev, noting that 42 is the total number of F-16s in the Netherlands.

Russian Ambassador to Denmark Vladimir Barbin declaredthat the transfer of 19 F-16 fighter jets by Denmark to Ukraine is leading to an escalation of the conflict.