The president of the USA Joe Biden said today that it had received “clear assurance” from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that it would not use F-16 fighter jets supplied to Ukraine by the West to strike Russian soil.
Biden told reporters in Hiroshima, Japan at the conclusion of the G7 summit that the F-16 fighter jets they could be used “where Russian troops are inside Ukraine and the region.”
He said he is “highly unlikely” the fighters would be used in any Ukrainian attack in the coming weeksbut that Ukrainian troops could need such weapons to defend against Russian forces beyond their current range.
The leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) richest democracies, according to APE, announced today that they will not stop supporting Ukrainein a warning to Russian President Vladimir Putin as he claimed that Russian forces have captured the city of Bakhmut, which Kiev denies.
From his side, Zelensky said today he is confident that Kiev will receive F-16 fighter jets from the West after months of lobbying for the planes.
Biden told reporters he discussed the issue with Zelensky during their one-on-one meeting. Said that the F-16s would not have helped the Ukrainian forces in relation to the Bahmutfor example, but they could “make a big difference in terms of the ability to deal with what comes next.”
Source: News Beast
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