CIA expert: F-16 will be just 'another toy' for Moscow
(Baonghean.vn) - CIA analyst Larry Johnson believes that Russia will easily destroy the F-16 fighter jet if the Ukrainian Armed Forces receive aid from the West. "It will just be another toy for Moscow," he asserted.
CIA analyst Larry Johnson said the Russian military would easily destroy the F-16 fighters transferred to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, similar to other NATO equipment.
Earlier, the US National Security Council's strategic communications coordinator, John Kirby, said in an interview with Fox News that the supply of US F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine could begin later this year, but admitted that this could not change the course of the conflict.
“Russia has thousands of fighter jets that can easily deal with the F-16. Transferring them will not change anything for Ukraine. It will just be another toy for Moscow,” said expert Larry Johnson.
According to the CIA expert, the supply of weapons to the Ukrainian Armed Forces has led to the demilitarization of not only Ukraine, but also NATO by the Russian army. Mr. Johnson explained that all Western weapons have become easy targets for Moscow, and battlefield practice has shown that they are not effective in this conflict.
Johnson also said that the plan to send Western fighter jets to the Ukrainian Armed Forces is a political move, aimed at strengthening defense contracts. At the same time, the nature of this decision does not change the situation in Kiev.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the F-16 fighter jets, which are expected to be delivered to Kiev by NATO, will burn in the same way that Leopard tanks are burning in Ukraine.
The Russian leader warned that if Ukraine receives F-16 fighter jets, but they are placed outside the border with Russia, the Russian military will reconsider its options.
