White House National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby said Washington’s stance on the supply of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine has not changed. It has been reported DEA News.
According to him, the United States does not discuss the supply of fighter jets to Ukraine, although it supplies weapons from Slovakia.
“This was an independent decision by Slovakia, but it does not affect our own vision on the matter,” Kirby said.
formerly Kirby declarationThat Poland’s decision to transfer MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine did not change the US plans for the possibility of supplying F-16s. Thus, he interpreted the decision of the Polish side to transfer the MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine.
15 March, Polish government spokesman Piotr Müller declarationThat Ukraine will receive MiG-29 fighters from several countries. Prior to that, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that the country could send MiG-29s to Ukraine in the near future.
Prior to that, Slovakian Defense Minister Yaroslav Nagy said that Slovakia could hand over 10 of the 11 Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jets in the country to Ukraine.