United States President Joe Biden in an interview with a TV channel A B C He said that Ukraine currently does not need fourth-generation multirole F-16 light fighters, so for now it will not send them to Kiev.
“I’m ruling that out right now,” he said.
He noted that while making this decision, he was guided by the recommendations of the US military.
Jake Sullivan, Former Vice President of National Security Affairs aforementionedThat the supply of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine is a matter of long-term perspective.
Before that Reuters reportedHe said Ukrainian officials urged members of the US Congress to pressure the administration of President Joe Biden to send F-16 warplanes to Kiev. In Ukraine, it is believed that warplanes will increase their ability to strike Russian missile systems with American-made missiles.