Washington [US], May 23 (ANI): Stressing the truth that the United States doesn’t approve of using Western weapons to strike Russian territory, the State Department Spokesperson mentioned on Monday that you will need to remind everybody that, after all, it was Russia that began this struggle.
“It’s important to take a step back and remind everyone, remind the world that, of course, it’s Russia that launched this war, it is Russia that continues to launch attacks on civilians in Ukraine. And it is Russia that is bombing schools, hospitals and civilian infrastructure,” the US State Department spokesperson responded throughout a daily press briefing to a media question on US weapons getting used on Russian territory.
Speaking additional on the continued Ukraine battle, he mentioned President Joe Biden has made very clear that Washington will start coaching the Ukrainian navy to pilot F16 jets.
“The President (Joe Biden) has made it very clear that we will begin training the Ukrainian military in F-16 piloting and will work with our allies and partners to provide Ukraine with F-16 jets,” the State Department official mentioned.
“I don’t have any announcements about when and how that will happen or what countries it (the provision of F-16s) will come from but it is a priority to us. And we will begin to implement that in the coming months,” he added.
“It is upto Ukraine to decide on how they want to conduct its military operations but it is Russia that has been the aggressor in this war,” the States Department official mentioned additional.
The formation of a global alliance of countries to coach Ukrainian pilots on fourth-generation fighter plane, such because the F-16s, was introduced by the United Kingdom final week.
The US and its companions will negotiate when and what number of extra fighter planes Ukraine would obtain within the coming months, the White House additionally mentioned earlier.
The Russia-Ukraine struggle that began on February 24, 2022, has taken quite a few lives and the struggle continues to escalate between the 2 nations even now.
To guarantee a complete, simply and lasting peace in Ukraine, the G7 members through the latest Summit in Hiroshima, Japan have urged Russia to cease its ongoing aggression and instantly, utterly and unconditionally withdraw its troops and navy gear from the complete internationally recognised territory of Ukraine. (ANI)