"Legal goals": The Russian Federation threatens to hit NATO airways through the supply of F-16 Ukraine-the media

The Kremlin has regularly stated that not only Ukrainian territories but also the Alliance countries, where fighter jets are located, could be found under such a scenario, because they would turn into "legitimate goals". "She (Russia, ed. ) Protected that the chances of American combat aircraft to survival in front of Russian air defense and fighters are generally small.

If Russia is struck in response to NATO countries, then according to the Alliance Charter, he is obliged to respond to them, " - the message reads. The head of the Russian delegation in the OSCE Konstantin Gavrilov in a comment to the Russian media TASS was also announced.

"It has already been heard that in the conditions of significant destruction of the aerodrome structure of Ukraine, the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces F-16 can be transferred from airbaz in Poland, Romania and Slovakia," the statement said. Accordingly, Moscow wants to consider it as the participation of third countries in the conflict and is ready to take "response".

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Maria Zakharova also repeatedly spoke about the "legitimacy" of NATO Air Force. The material added that the scenario of direct clash of the Alliance and Russia is becoming more real, if you take into account the strategic nature and offensive possibility of this weapon.

"Another thing is that the F-16 will not be a turning point in Ukraine and will be easily vulnerable to modern Russian anti-aircraft missile systems (SCR) type C-400 and Russian fighter jets, including Su-35 and Su-30cm," journalists continued . Russia, writing the authors of the material, has long argued that Europe and the United States allegedly active participants in the war in Ukraine and "cross the red lines".

If NATO's Air Abiction attack happens, then Article 5 can be applied, which obliges all countries to hurry to help the state, which has been struck in the territory of which an attack on one country is equated with an attack on the entire block. We will remind, on December 22 it was reported that the Netherlands prepare the first batch of 18 F-16 fighters for Ukraine, as stated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.