Biden Not Sending F-16 Fighters to Ukraine

“The United States will not be sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine — at least not now,” Politico reports.

“Asked by a reporter outside the White House Monday if the U.S. would transfer the warplanes that Kyiv is pushing hard to receive, President Joe Biden responded: ‘No.’”

“The short remark is likely to send shockwaves across the Atlantic, following days of seeming momentum toward sending the fighter jets eastward. It could also sour relations with Kyiv when officials there were already feeling positive about a coordinated U.S.-German decision last week to send main battle tanks to the front lines.”