"Russia Raises Concerns Over F-16 Transfer to Ukraine"

Russia's Ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov, has warned that the transfer of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine would raise the question of NATO's involvement in the conflict. Antonov said that any Ukrainian attack on Crimea would be considered an attack on Russia. The international community does not recognise Russian sovereignty over Crimea. US-built F-16 fighter jets would offer Ukraine an edge over the Russian air force, but only if combined with powerful missiles and targeting information, which the West would also have to provide and which would risk drawing Ukraine's Western allies more actively into the war.