Biden comments on F-16 jets for Ukraine

The US president said the same thing he used to say about tanks
The US won't send F-16 fighter jets to Kiev, President Joe Biden said on Monday, commenting on media reports that the Pentagon was considering it. He had previously said that sending tanks to Ukraine would mean World War Three, only to change his mind last week.
“No,” Biden told reporters outside the White House, when asked about the F-16s.
According to Politico , however, some US military officials are “quietly pushing the Pentagon to approve” sending the jets to Kiev. The outlet quoted a Defense Department official and “two other people involved” in the discussions.
“I don't think we are opposed,” the unnamed official told the outlet, but added that no final decision has been made. Asked about the issue, White House referred to deputy national security adviser Jon Finer, who told MSNBC last week that the US will be discussing fighter jets “very carefully” and that Washington and its allies “have not ruled in or out any specific systems.”
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