Biden says he won't send F16 jets to Ukraine

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Aniruddha Chakraborty
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Biden says he won't send F16 jets to Ukraine

BY A STAFF REPORTER: President Joe Biden said Monday he wouldn't send American fighter jets to Ukraine, even as the United States ramps up military assistance in the form of artillery and tanks. "No," Biden said when asked by a reporter whether he would send F16 jets to Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has sought fighter jets to help sustain his war effort against Russia. Biden has consistently said the planes aren't on the table, even as he has given aid in other areas. Speaking on the White House South Lawn, Biden also said he wasn't sure whether he would visit Europe next month for the one-year anniversary of the start of the war in Ukraine.