Russian-Ukrainian conflict, White House does not intend to provide hunting for Kiev

WASHINGTON – The Biden administration is not yet considering supplying fighter jets to Ukraine, but is focused on sending of armaments that Kiev will soon need more of, said John Kirby, coordinator of strategic communications at the National Security Council. "The president clarified that we are not currently looking at delivering F-16s to Ukraine, we are trying to prioritize systems that we know they will most certainly need in the coming weeks and months. These are artillery, munitions, air defenses and armored vehicles,” said John Kirby on MSNBC.

Russia has already sent a note to NATO countries over the supply of weapons to Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov noted that any shipment containing weapons for Ukraine will become a legitimate target for Russia. The Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation said NATO countries are "playing with fire" by supplying weapons to Ukraine. Lavrov said that the United States and NATO are directly involved in the conflict in Ukraine, "including not only the supply of weapons, but also the training of personnel ... on the territory of Great Britain, Germany, Italy and other countries." . Press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov noted that pumping Ukraine with weapons from the West does not contribute to the success of the Russian-Ukrainian negotiations and will have a negative effect.