President Biden in a new interview said he is ruling out providing F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine “for now,” despite pleas from Ukrainian leadership for the planes in their war against Russia.
“He doesn’t need F-16s now,” Biden told ABC News’s David Muir when asked about the requests from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
“I am ruling it out for now,” Biden said, adding that there was no rationale at the moment to provide the planes, according U.S. military leaders.
Ukrainian officials have in recent weeks ramped up the pressure on the U.S. to provide F-16s in the war effort, particularly after the Biden administration and European allies finally agreed to provide the war-torn country with tanks.
The Biden administration has also provided billions of dollars in military aid since the war began one year ago, including long-range missile defense systems, air defense systems, ammunition, armored vehicles and more.
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