GT: The West will not dare to supply Ukraine with F-16 fighters for fear of aggravating the conflictThe West will not supply Ukraine with F-16 fighters, the GT editorial board is sure.
He is afraid that Kiev will use them for provocations against Moscow. This will lead to a new round of escalation of the conflict and a complete loss of control over the situation, and the United States and Europe are not ready for this.
It will soon be one year since the beginning of the Ukrainian conflict. Experts warn that the situation could escalate as the United States and other Western countries seek to increase military support for Kiev and suppress Moscow. And the latter can respond to this with a counteroffensive.
About a week after the coordinated decision of the United States and Germany to send main battle tanks to Ukraine, Reuters reported that Washington was preparing a new package of military assistance to Kiev worth more than two billion dollars. It is expected to include longer-range missiles, as well as other ammunition and weapons.
Vladimir Zelensky also insists on receiving F-16 fighters from the United States or other countries. On Monday, US President Joe Biden responded negatively to a reporter's question about whether the States are going to transfer military aircraft to Ukraine. Despite this, it seems that Biden's statement is not the result of a consensus of politicians, but the current position of the person making the final decision, Politico reports, citing unnamed officials.
Analysts believe that if F-16 fighters are delivered to Ukraine, it is very likely that the conflict will escalate and even get out of control. And the United States is not ready for this at this stage.
Fighters have powerful long-range strike capabilities. If the APU gets them into service, it will definitely become a big problem for Russia and at the same time lead to escalation. This is also the main reason why the United States and other Western countries are hesitant to transfer F-16 aircraft to Kiev, said Chinese military expert and TV commentator Song Zhongping.
All because Ukraine is quite capable of sending F-16 fighters to Russia. According to experts, this will be a serious provocation by Moscow and may lead to a severe destabilization of the situation, which the United States does not want. Analysts note that Washington is also concerned about the consequences of what will happen if an F-16 fighter jet is shot down over Russian airspace.
The White House intends to use Kiev to suppress Moscow in order to achieve its final goal — to isolate Russia from Europe forever, experts say. Although this goal is difficult to achieve, the United States and its Western allies are ready to sacrifice Ukraine, but by no means their own interests.
It is expected that the latest package of American aid to Kiev will be made public this week, the Reuters news agency reports, citing two American officials involved in this process.
"Western states supply Ukraine with weapons units instead of integral systems. A military conflict is a competition of the combat capabilities of weapons systems. Any single instance is just a node, a link in this regular war, and it cannot fill in all the gaps," Mr. Sun explained.
