The head of the Bundeswehr ruled out the supply of fighter jets to Ukraine

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius ruled out the possibility of delivering fighter jets to Ukraine, as he stated in an interview with the Sueddeutsche newspaper.

“I think that this is out of the question … fighters are much more complex systems than battle tanks, they have a completely different range and firepower … otherwise we would take such a step, from whom I would now strongly warn, leads his words to RIA Novosti

Earlier, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz ruled out the possibility of delivering fighter jets to Kyiv, transmitted Politico newspaper. Washington also considers it impossible to send planes, because the United States does not want to cross the “red line”, one of the diplomats explained. At the same time, the publication pointed out, such lines have already been announced before: for example, when discussing the supply of MLRS HIMARS or Abrams tanks. At the same time, Slovakia had previously expressed its readiness to supply Soviet fighters to Kyiv, and the Netherlands expressed American F-16s.

On the evening of January 25, it became known that the United States handed over Ukraine 31 M1 Abrams tanks. It was decided to transfer such a number of tanks due to the fact that 31 M1 Abrams tanks are the equivalent of “one Ukrainian tank battalion”. Shortly before this, Berlin announced plans to supply the Armed Forces with 14 Leopard 2 tanks. German-made tanks will come from the warehouses of the Bundeswehr. According to Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Germany will also provide the allies with the necessary permission to re-export their Leopard 2s to Ukraine.

Against the background of reports about the transfer of tanks to Kyiv, the Kremlin pointed to the increased direct involvement of Western countries in the conflict in Ukraine. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that the transfer of weapons would not fundamentally change the situation, but would “add problems” for Ukraine.