Russia said it summoned a senior Moldovan diplomat on Tuesday to express “serious concern” over media reports – denied by Moldova – about the potential deployment there of F-16 fighter jets supplied by the West to Ukraine.
The Russian foreign ministry said Moscow was alarmed by speculation that F-16s could be based at Moldovan airfields and used to launch attacks on Russian territory.
Moldova’s foreign ministry said the country had no plans to host aircraft destined for Ukraine.
“Moldova does not and will not host weapons and military equipment, including aircraft destined for Ukraine,” the ministry said in a statement.
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