NATO Says F-16 Training For Ukrainians Does Not Make It A Party To The Conflict

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg (file photo)

Training Ukrainian pilots in flying U.S.-built F-16 fighter jets does not make NATO a party to the conflict, the alliance's chief Jens Stoltenberg said on May 23. "Ukraine has the right of self-defense...We help Ukraine to uphold that right," he told reporters. "That doesn't make NATO and NATO allies a party to the conflict." To read the original story by Reuters, click here.