Russia Plans To Handle West’s F-16 Deployment at UN and in Ukraine

Dmitry Polyanskiy, Russia’s Chargé d’Affaires to the UN Mission, told reporters in New York yesterday that Russia plans to raise the issue of supplies of Western F-16 aircraft to Ukraine in the UN Security Council this month. “I think that, yes, we will definitely hold such a meeting in August. There is no urgency here, because information is received and verified every day. We should be well prepared for it,” he said, reported TASS. But the issue may arise earlier if others bring up matters about Ukraine. “Also, we traditionally respond to the Western countries’ request for a meeting on Ukraine. There will be no surprises, I think. They will request a meeting and we will respond and definitely raise this issue,” Polyanskiy remarked.