Ukraine’s President Zelensky is constantly demanding lethal weapons from Western countries. After taking the deadly Abrams and Leopard-2 tanks from the US and Germany, Ukraine had demanded F-16 fighter jets from the Biden administration.
In the midst of the war with Russia, Ukraine has suffered a major setback from its biggest ally, America. According to media reports, President Joe Biden said on Monday that America Ukraine Will not send F-16 fighter jets. Interestingly, the US had increased military aid to Ukraine in the form of guns and tanks. But Ukrainian President Zelensky has demanded fighter jets against Russia. Last week, Biden announced that he would send 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine.
In fact, after the winter in Ukraine, the danger of Russia’s heaviest attack is increasing. In view of this danger, President Zelensky of Ukraine is constantly demanding lethal weapons from the western countries. After taking the deadly Abrams and Leopard-2 tanks from the US and Germany, Ukraine had demanded F-16 fighter jets from the Biden administration. Not only this, the allied countries of Ukraine have also demanded from President Biden to provide F-16 fighter to Kyiv.
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America will not give fighter jet to Ukraine
However, in response to the media’s question of giving the F-16 fighter jet to Ukraine, Joe Biden said ‘no’. He made it clear that at present America is not in a mood to give F-16 fighter jet to Ukraine. Speaking on the White House South Lawn, Baden also said he was not sure whether he would visit Europe next month for the one-year anniversary of the start of the war in Ukraine, according to a report.
plan to visit poland
In response to a separate question, Biden said he plans to visit Poland, but is not sure when. Earlier, Biden provided a USD 2.5 billion defense package for Ukraine. At the same time, Zelensky expressed gratitude for the unwavering leadership from the American side.
Zelensky wrote thanks
Thank you for providing another powerful defense aid package of USD 2.5 billion, Zelensky wrote on Twitter. Stryker IFVs, additional Bradley APCs and Avenger air defense systems are a vital aid in our fight against the aggressor. Thanks for the unwavering support!
Defense package received by Ukraine
However, the defense package does not contain the battle tanks requested by Kyiv, but includes 90 Stryker armored personnel carriers, an additional 59 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, the Avenger air defense system and large and small arms, according to a Pentagon statement. 59 Bradley IFVs are included in this package, along with 50 Bradleys already committed on January 6, and 90 Stryker APCs will provide Ukraine with two brigades of armored capability.
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French President Emmanuel Macron and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said they had not received any request from Ukraine for the fighter jets. Macron told a joint press conference in The Hague that we have not received such a request (from Ukraine). Let us inform that these two leaders were meeting to prepare the next European Union Council in February.
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