Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-05-09 20:18:41 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 382C72F278DA3AF0D45B66C6504B6BB6EC86F4BDFAA00EBF7349403F1E8E836B
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Ukraine already possesses Nuclear Capable airframes in the form of Su24s and Mig-29s, so the provision of F-16s is not an escalation. https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-ukraine-f16-nuclear-capable-soviet-planes-su24-mig29-2024-5 Ukraine was also required to relinquish all Nuclear Weapons under the terms of the Budapest Memorandum in exchange for security assurances. https://treaties.un.org/Pages/showDetails.aspx?objid=0800000280401fbb
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