Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed the idea that Russia could attack NATO, but he warned that any F-16s would be legitimate targets for Russian forces.
Russian President Vladimir Putin scoffed at the possibility of his country launching an attack on a NATO member, calling it ''sheer nonsense,'' but warned that any Western air base hosting U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets that are slated for deployment in Ukraine would be a ''legitimate target'' for the …
Russia has no designs on any NATO country but if the West supplies F-16 fighters to Ukraine then they will be shot down by Russian forces, Vladimir Putin said.
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