Confident Russia will lose this war: Zelensky

“It will be a common victory of truth, of democracy, of our people, of our nations.”

On Sunday, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said his country would deliver 19 F-16s, six by the end of this year, eight next year and five in 2025.

Russia warned on Monday that the delivery of the advanced jets represented an “escalation of the conflict”.

“Hiding behind the premise that Ukraine must itself determine the conditions for peace, Denmark through its actions and words is preparing Ukraine to continue military confrontation with Russia,” Vladimir Barbin, the Russian ambassador to Denmark, said in a statement to AFP. Don’t want to be left with any option.” ,

“Such a situation pushes Ukraine into the abyss and makes its people new victims.”

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in July that Moscow would consider the F-16s a “nuclear” threat because of their ability to carry nuclear weapons.

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