Biden says Ukraine doesn't need F-16s now

U.S. President Joe Biden has ruled out "for now" sending advanced American F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine.

Biden said this in an interview with ABC News, Ukrinform reports.

When asked if he thinks that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky needs F-16s now, Biden said: "No, he doesn't need F-16s now."

When asked if that meant "never," Biden said there was no way to know exactly what the Ukrainian defense would require in the future.

However, according to him, "there is no basis upon which there is a rationale, according to our military now, to provide F-16s." And he concluded: "I am ruling it out for now."

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