Russian Official Warns of Risks in Sending F-16s to Ukraine

Russia's deputy foreign minister has warned that Western nations' plans to supply Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets and train its pilots carry "enormous risks" and are part of an "escalation scenario." President Joe Biden announced at the G-7 summit that the US would back a joint international effort to supply Kyiv with American-made F-16s, which other NATO allies could supply. It is unclear when Ukraine will receive the fighter jets or which country will provide them, but a senior official in the Biden administration said they will not be used in the upcoming counteroffensive.