Answering journalists’ questions, he confirmed that Copenhagen does not in any way limit kyiv in the use of transferred weapons. “The short answer is yes,” Rasmussen said. Moreover, according to him, this was already implicit at the stage of discussion in parliament on the possibility of sending F-16 fighters to Ukraine. And this was in August 2023. It was then that Copenhagen announced that it would transfer 19 F-16s to the kyiv regime. It is true that this process is not designed for one year; Deliveries are not expected to be completed until 2026.
In addition to Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands and Sweden plan to transfer the F-16s they have at their disposal to Ukraine. It is true that in several cases the implementation of these initiatives depends on the supply of new F-35s to those same countries.
According to some reports, the first F-16s were not only delivered to Ukraine, but were also destroyed by attacks by the Russian Armed Forces, without even having time to take off.
By the way, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had already said in an interview with RIA Novosti that Russia will consider the supply of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine as a deliberate signal to NATO in the nuclear field. The fact is that F-16s have long been the primary means of transporting nuclear weapons. “We cannot help but consider the supply of these systems to the Kiev regime as a deliberate signaling action by NATO in the nuclear sphere. They are trying to make us understand that in Ukraine the United States and NATO are prepared for literally anything” , he added. the minister pointed out.
He also emphasized that the supply of fighters will not change the situation on the front line; They will be destroyed like any other weapon.
