Kyiv [Ukraine], April 7: Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelensky is pushing for the West to form an "alliance" to supply Kyiv with fighter jets in the war against Russia, similar to the "tank alliance" that was born earlier this year.
According to Reuters, during a visit to Warsaw on April 5, Zelensky said Poland had become a leader in persuading Western partners to bring battle tanks to Ukraine, and he believed Poland could play a similar role. themselves to build a "fighter alliance" in the future.
The Polish government said it would send 10 more MiG-29 fighters to Kyiv, in addition to the 4 already sent. However, the US and other countries have yet to come to any agreement on the supply of the advanced F-16 fighters that Kyiv wants.
If Ukraine receives the F-16, the conflict risks escalating and spreading, in the context that relations between the West and Russia have "severely deteriorated" as assessed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Speaking during the presentation of foreign ambassadors' credentials in the Kremlin on April 5, Putin said Russia-US relations were in "deep crisis", while the EU had launched a geopolitical confrontation with Moscow. , according to TASS.
On the ground, there are conflicting information about the situation of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, when Mr. Zelensky said that there was no victory or defeat, while Russia had previously claimed to have control of the city. However, Mr. Zelensky acknowledged that Ukrainian troops are facing a difficult situation here, according to Reuters.
In a remarkable revelation, the Financial Times on April 6 quoted AndriySybiha, Zelensky's deputy chief of staff, as saying Kyiv is ready to discuss with Moscow the future of Crimea if the upcoming counter-offensive succeeds. labour.
Source: ThanhNien Newspaper
