The White House would still need to sign off on a third country’s request to get the American-made Lockheed-Martin jets to Ukraine.
Biden reportedly made the announcement during a meeting of the G-7 in Hiroshima, where the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the US are meeting to discuss security concerns such as theUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky — who is expected to meet with the G-7 on Saturday — has been begging the US and other Western nations to provide fighter jets since nearly the beginning of its 15-month war with invader Russia.
“Our priority has been giving Ukraine the air-defense systems that they need and also their other priorities, including armor and artillery,” Pentagon deputy spokeswoman Sabrina Singh told reporters Thursday. “That’s what we’ve been focused on with our packages. But when it comes to F-16s, I just have nothing new to announce today.”
The Defense Department has also previously said it is hesitant to send F-16s because the Ukrainians – who are used to flying Soviet-era jets – would require lengthy training, taking much-needed troops from the battlefield.
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