The President of the United States on Friday gave the green light to other allied countries to supply Kiev with fighter jets.
By Le Figaro with AFP
Published on 05/21/2023 at 13:12
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A Belgian Army F-16 in October 2022. KENZO TRIBOUILLARD
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “categorically assured” his American counterpart Joe Biden that the F-16 fighter jets to be delivered to Kiev would not attack Russian territory, Joe Biden said on Sunday.
Speaking at the conclusion of the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan on Friday, the American leader gave other allied countries the green light to supply Ukraine with those US-made warplanes that Kiev has long been demanding.
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Washington will now support a joint initiative by its allies to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16s. During the course of this training, which is expected to last for months, the West will decide on the schedule for the delivery of the planes, their number and the countries that will provide them.
However, the White House asserted that American doctrine “has not changed”. Although military aid is now being expanded to include fighter jets, “the United States is not facilitating or supporting attacks on Russian soil.” by Joe Biden, on Saturday.