ignoring Russia's warning, two EU countries continue to provide more weapons to Ukraine

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    Several EU countries continue to provide additional fighter jets to Ukraine despite Russia's warning that this would only prolong the conflict and not change the situation.

    Izvestia reported that on May 25, Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans said that the last F-16 fighter jet of the 24 committed by Amsterdam to provide aid to Kiev would complete the transition on May 26.

    Brekelmans Minister affirmed that the Netherlands will continue to train pilots and technicians for Ukraine, and shared military theory on the use of fighter jets so that Ukraine can build modern armed forces commensurate with NATO member states.

    Earlier, on March 5, Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schof announced that the Dutch government plans to allocate 3.5 billion euros to support Ukraine next year. Mr. Schof added that Kiev could use this budget in 2025 if necessary.

    On May 16, another European Union (EU) member country, Poland, also announced a new military aid package with fighter jets for Ukraine.

    At the time, Poland's interim Ambassador to Ukraine, Mr. Piotr Lukasiewicz, said Warsaw was planning to transfer the MiG-29 fighter jets from the Soviet era, which were about to be eliminated, to Kiev.

    May bay MiG-29 cua khong quan Ukraina. Anh: AFP
    The Ukrainian Air Force's MiG-29. Photo: AFP

    Although there is no final decision, Mr. Lukasiewicz said that "transfer to Ukraine is completely possible", and revealed that this MiG-29 fighter jet will be replaced by the US-made F 16.

    Not stopping there, Poland is also preparing the 47th military aid package for Ukraine, with a total value of 200 million euros.

    These moves show that EU countries are deliberately ignoring Russia's warning, saying that providing weapons to Ukraine cannot help change the situation on the battlefield but also prolong the conflict.

    On May 10, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia would ask the US and Europe to stop arms assistance to Ukraine in any potential ceasefire.

    Mr. Peskov explained that continuing to provide weapons will create an advantage for Ukraine and motivate the country to continue to extend general mobilization, bringing more soldiers to the front line.

    The spokesman said: "Ukraine will take advantage of that time to train new forces and give current soldiers a break. So why should we give Ukraine such an advantage?.

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