(CNN) — Russia’s deputy foreign minister has warned Western countries of “enormous risks” if Ukraine is provided with F-16 fighter jets, Russian state media TASS reported Saturday. The comments come after US President Joe Biden gave his backing for Ukrainian pilots to be trained to fly F-16s, reversing his previous position. “It involves enormous risks for themselves. After saying Kyiv did not need the fighter jets earlier this year, US President Joe Biden reversed his objections by signaling to European allies that they would allow F-16 exports to Ukraine. This story was first published on CNN.com, "Russia warns West of ‘enormous risks’ if Ukraine is supplied with F-16 jets"

Source: CNN May 21, 2023 15:51 UTC