"Ukraine's F-16s Face Challenges Amid Russian Threats"

Russian President Vladimir Putin told military pilots that the supply of F-16 fighters to Ukraine by Western countries would not change the situation on the battlefield, but noted that the aircraft can carry nuclear weapons, which Moscow would have to consider in its military planning. He stated that the F-16s would be legitimate targets, wherever they might be, following earlier comments by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba that the aircraft should arrive in Ukraine in the coming months.