Munich Security Conference head doesn't rule out supplying Ukraine with fighter jets

He said this in an interview with Deutsche Welle on Monday, February 13.

Christoph Heusgen believes that military aid to Ukraine, including fighter jets, should be based solely on military necessity.

“Instead of putting 'red lines', I think we have to see what is needed. Military experts say that in a war like this one, a combination of several types of weapons is needed. You need tanks, you need artillery, but you also need fighter jets to protect the airspace and to reach targets that are out of range for the artillery,” Heusgen said, commenting on statements about possible air supplies to Ukraine by Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who has repeatedly stated that they are not on the agenda.

The head of the Munich Security Conference also recognized the existence of a certain fatigue from the war in Ukraine in Western society. He is convinced that in order to overcome these signs of Western fatigue, it is necessary to show 'leadership'. 

“We have to make it clear that if Putin wins this war, it's not over with Ukraine. He himself, as well as his foreign minister, announced a few weeks ago that Moldova would be the next target. Ask the Baltic states – they expect Putin to deploy troops in their direction if he is successful. So we need to be firm, we need to continue supporting Ukraine,” he said.