US Under Secretary of Defense for Political Affairs Colin Kohl said at a briefing on a new military aid package for Ukraine that the United States was not planning to hand over F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine yet.
The US deputy defence secretary admitted the possibility of transferring the F-16s to Ukraine, noting at the same time that such a prospect would not be realized in the near future. According to him, at this stage, the Ukrainian side is receiving weapons that are “appropriate in current combat operations”.
“It is not unfathomable that Western aircraft could become part of the combination in the future. However, the final analysis of this is not ready,” Kohl noted.
He stressed that the US has focused its attention on Ukraine’s current needs, so there is no in-depth discussion of likely deliveries in a year or longer.
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