This came in response from Grushko to a question about the repercussions of aircraft supplies, which Ukraine requests from NATO countries.
Senior US officials have said Ukraine has not yet secured commitments to deliver the planes, but US President Joe Biden told G7 leaders on Friday that Washington is backing joint training programs for Ukrainian pilots from F-16.
TASS quoted Grushko as saying, “We see that Western countries are still committed to the escalation scenario. It carries huge risks for them.”
“In any case, this will be taken into account in all our plans, and we have all the necessary means to achieve the objectives we have set ourselves,” he added.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hailed US President Joe Biden’s “historic” decision, which informed G7 leaders that his country would support the formation of an alliance to deliver fighters to Kiev and train pilots.
<p class=”no-ng-scope”>Zelenskyy wrote on Twitter, “We welcome the historic decision by the United States and the US President to support an international coalition to deliver fighters. This will significantly improve our military’s capability in the air.” <p class=”no-ng-scope”>A new US military aid program for Ukraine <p class=”no-ng-scope”>Earlier, a US official announced that President Biden would announce a $375 million military aid package to Ukraine while in Hiroshima, Japan, where he is attending the 2023 G7 summit. <p class=”no-ng-scope”>The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the package would include artillery, ammunition and rocket launchers.
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