US President Joe Biden has ruled out sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, delivering a blow to Kyiv’s push to secure the combat aircraft just a week after Washington and Berlin agreed to supply it with tanks.
Asked by reporters on Monday whether the US would provide F-16 jets to Ukraine, Biden simply responded: “No.”
The decision by the US and Germany to provide main battle tanks to Kyiv has reignited discussions about whether western countries will send F-16 jets, which Ukrainian officials have said will help maintain a crucial advantage in the skies.
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