Fighter jets sent to Ukraine will be destroyed, says Russia

The Kremlin warns that fighter jets sent to Ukraine by Kyiv’s Western allies are “subject to destruction”.
Slovakia has approved sending MiG-29s to Ukraine, a day after Poland announced it was sending four of the fighter jets to Kyiv.
Could the US drone crash lead to an escalation?
An serious incident involving a US drone and a Russian jet over the Black Sea led to a rare talk between the defence ministers of Moscow and Washington.

Russia’s defence ministry said the appearance of a US drone near Crimea was “provocative”, and many fear a possible confrontation between the two superpowers.

Read more on whether the clash could fuel a new conflict.Could the US drone crash lead to an escalation?
An serious incident involving a US drone and a Russian jet over the Black Sea led to a rare talk between the defence ministers of Moscow and Washington.

Russia’s defence ministry said the appearance of a US drone near Crimea was “provocative”, and many fear a possible confrontation between the two superpowers.China should encourage Putin to withdraw troops: UK
Chinese President Xi Jinping should use a trip to Moscow to encourage Putin to withdraw troops from Ukraine, a spokesperson for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said.

“If China wants to play a genuine role in restoring sovereignty to Ukraine, then we would obviously welcome that,” the spokesperson told reporters.

“We’re clear that any peace deal which is not predicated on Ukraine’s sovereignty and self determination is not a peace deal at all. So we will continue to call on China, as we have done before, to join other countries across the world in calling on Putin to withdraw his troops.”