President Biden’s weekend announcement that the U.S. will join Ukraine’s fighter jet coalition marks the latest backtrack from the White House on what military aid is necessary to counter Russia’s invasion.
Biden told world leaders at the G7 summit Saturday that the U.S. would help train Ukrainians to use high-tech fighters, including F-16s, amid signs that the U.S. will eventually allow European nations send their F-16s to Ukraine. Jake Sullivan, Biden’s national security advisor, told CNN on Sunday that the change of tone from the White House is a simply a matter of providing Ukraine with what they now deem necessary for the war as it develops.
“The United States has mobilized an exceptional effort to deliver on time and in full everything Ukraine needs to launch this counteroffensive,” Sullivan said. “Fourth-generation fighter aircraft, Western fighter aircraft, F-16s are relevant to that fight.”
US JOINS ZELENSKYY’S ‘FIGHTER JET COALITION’ IN UKRAINE
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