LIVE: NATO Official Says Alliance Ready For War Against Russia

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• NATO’s top military spokesperson says the alliance is ready for a "direct confrontation" with Russia

• Zelensky campaigns for F-16 fighter jets as the next item on his NATO wish list

• Russia, Iran launch payment system as an alternative to SWIFT

LINKS MENTIONED:

• NATO Official Says Alliance 'Ready' for Direct Confrontation With Russia

• US will not supply F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, says Joe Biden

• Poland could supply Ukraine with F-16 fighters, Kyiv suggests

• Poland Says It’s Ready to Send F-16s to Ukraine in Coordination With NATO

• Tanks for Ukraine once seemed unthinkable. Could fighter jets be next?

• Croatia’s president criticizes tank deliveries to Ukraine

• From 2019: Turkey's Leopard 2 Tanks Are Getting Crushed in Syria

• From 2021: IMF puts Ukraine on pause over corruption concerns

• New RAND Report Says a Long War in Ukraine Is Against US Interests

• IMF upgrades Russian economy forecast

• Iran, Russia link banking systems amid Western sanction

• Russia and Iran launch payment system as an alternative to Swift