Washington:
President Joe Biden mentioned Monday he won’t be sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine to assist its warfare towards Russian invaders, however mentioned he would go to essential ally Poland.
“No,” he mentioned when requested by reporters on the White Home if he was in favor of sending the jets, which Ukraine’s leaders have mentioned are on the high of their newest weapons want record.
Western nations this month lastly agreed after critical divisions to ship Ukraine fashionable NATO-standard tanks, probably the most highly effective weapons of their typical armies.
The improve in assist sparked hope in Kyiv that it’ll quickly start getting F-16 warplanes to bolster its personal depleted air pressure, however the situation stays very a lot below debate within the West.
With the primary anniversary of Russia’s invasion on February 24 looming, there are rising expectations that Biden might journey to Europe as a present of assist for the alliance supporting Ukraine. Poland is on the coronary heart of the hassle as a logistics hub, supplier of weapons, and key US ally in jap Europe.
“I’ll be going to Poland. I do not know when, although,” he advised reporters when requested a couple of go to.
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