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Russian Foreign Ministry Issues A Warning That If Ukraine's Newly-Donated F-16s Are Based In NATO Territory, These Bases Will Be Attacked

Maria Zakharova - spokeswoman for the Russian foreign ministry - warned the West that the advanced F-16 fighters delivered to Ukraine will be a fair target for Russia if they are based in NATO countries  

Daily Mail: Russia threatens military strikes on Western countries if Ukraine's newly-donated F-16s are based in NATO territory 

* Russian foreign ministry said F-16s in NATO countries will be legitimate targets 

Russia has threatened to target Western countries with missile strikes if Ukraine's newly-donated F-16 fighters are based in NATO territory. 

Such an act by Vladimir Putin would also certainly trigger a World War Three scenario between the West and Russia. 

It comes as the Kremlin warned today that a nuclear world war is closer than at any time since the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.  

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WNU Editor: The Russian foreign ministry is voicing its concerns that Bulgaria and other NATO nations may shift from using their bases for training F-16 pilots to being used as a base to launch strikes against the Russian military .... Bulgaria to allow Ukraine to use its skies for F-16 training (EurActiv). 

As to what is my take,

My fear is that the decision has already been made to permit Ukraine to use NATO bases to conduct military operations against Russia. I say this because President Biden himself warned to Russia two days ago that if Russia should attack a NATO base, it would mean war .... President Biden Signals The U.S. Has Plans To Send U.S. Troops To Fight Russia When Putin Acts Against NATO, and my gut is telling me that this announcement was not a coincidence.



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