The Foreign Ministry considered absurd the words of Macron about the possible supply of fighter jets to Kyiv

The statement of French President Emmanuel Macron on the supply of fighter jets to Ukraine is absurd, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at briefing.

On January 30, Macron said that he did not rule out the possibility of delivering aircraft to Ukraine. The supply of weapons to Kyiv, he said, depends on whether they are useful for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, whether they will lead to an escalation of the conflict, and whether they will weaken the defense capability of France itself.

Zakharova stressed that the readiness to supply fighter jets to Kyiv had already been confirmed by the French Ministry of Defense.

“This is some kind of absurdity, I’m sorry … the President of France is really sure that if weapons, heavy weapons and aircraft are supplied to the Kyiv regime for combat operations, this will not lead to an escalation of the situation? I refuse to believe that such logic can be in an adult, ”she said.

Such statements only increase the “irrepressible appetite” of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Zakharova concluded.

The question of the supply of fighters was raised last week after the US and Germany decided to transfer heavy tanks to Ukraine. According to the adviser to the office of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky Mykhailo Podolyak, now Ukraine leads negotiations with Western countries regarding the transfer of aviation and long-range missiles to the country. According to Politico, NATO countries are actively discussing the possibility of deliveries, among the ardent supporters of the idea of ​​sending fighters to Ukraine, the Baltic countries are mentioned.

Earlier, US President Joe Biden said that Washington was not going to supply Kyiv with F-16 fighter jets. According to a Politico source, U.S. officials told Kyiv officials that sending fighter jets “is not possible at the moment.” Berlin took a similar position. At the same time, French President Emmanuel Macron said he did not rule out the possibility of delivering aircraft to Ukraine.

The Russian authorities have repeatedly criticized the supply of Western weapons to Kyiv. Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov also said that the supply of weapons to Ukraine would not prevent Russia from achieving the goals of the special operation.