https://freerepublic.com/tag/ibtan/ en-us Fri, 29 Mar 2024 16:53:02 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4227684/posts Putin has claimed Russia has no plans to attack NATO countries but will shoot down F-16 fighter jets sent to Ukraine from Western countries. Speaking at a visit to an air base late Wednesday to military pilots, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia had no intention of starting a war with NATO. He called the claim that Russia would attack a NATO member country "sheer nonsense". When asked about F-16 fighter jets, which the West has pledged to send to Ukraine, Putin said that the aircraft would not dramatically alter the situation. At the same meeting, he warned Ukraine’s... Euronews https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4227684/posts#comment Fri, 29 Mar 2024 16:53:02 GMT