According to the American president, Ukraine now needs more tanks, air defense systems and artillery.
US President Joe Biden has denied the supply of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. According to him, Ukraine no longer needs them. ABC writes about it.
According to the American leader, there is no justification that, in the opinion of the US military, the F-16 could be supplied to Ukraine. But they cannot yet say what Ukraine will need in the future.
“Look, we’re sending to Ukraine what our veteran military thinks it needs right now. It needs tanks, artillery, air defense, and also HIMARS,” Biden told a journalist.
According to him, the United States is sending weapons to Ukraine so that the Ukrainian army can launch a successful counterattack in the spring or summer.
The publication noted that Zelensky had requested fighter jets from the United States and other European allies over the past year, but with increasing urgency over the past few months as Ukraine prepares for a major attack expected from Russia.
Earlier, the NYT said that Biden believed Zelensky would be killed and offered his release. According to journalists, the US president spoke gloomily about his phone conversations with Zelensky in private conversations with colleagues. Tensions also rose between the leaders of the states during the war year, according to the media.
It was also reported that the Pentagon said that the US is preparing motorized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces that will change the battlefield. Lloyd Austin noted that the United States will stay in Ukraine for as long as necessary and that weapons provided by Western partners will change the course of the war.
The United States announced a $2 billion aid package on the anniversary of the war. The American ministry said that the world will continue to stand by Ukraine until the war started by Russia is over. The new defense support package aims to increase the combat capability of the Ukrainian army.
Source: Focus
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