US President Joe Biden explained the refusal of the United States to supply F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine

US President Joe Biden reaffirmed the refusal to supply combat aircraft to Zelensky in a highly original announcement on Monday on the South Lawn of the White House. This was reported by the press service of the US administration.

The American president answered several questions from journalists, including those related to the potential supply of combat aviation to Ukraine. According to Biden, the United States will not supply F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine because they need to be "left in the United States." That's all, and there is no need to look for any other reasons, with this statement the US President explained everything.

Because we should leave them here. It's a completely different situation.

- quotes the press service of the White House of his words.

This is the second statement regarding the possible delivery of aircraft to Kyiv, voiced by Biden. The first was uttered on January 30 and was notable for its brevity. When asked by a journalist whether Washington was going to send aircraft to Zelensky, Bident replied: "no." Now at least it became clear why it was “no” and not “yes”.

Meanwhile, the Pentagon is skeptical about the statement of the American leader, believing that this is all temporary and in the end the delivery will still be approved. At the moment, two options are being considered, one of which involves the supply of F-16 fighters from the US Air Force stocks, the second is Washington's approval of the transfer of American aircraft to one of the US allies.

So far, this is all at the level of discussions, so there is no specifics and it is still too early to talk about the number of aircraft planned for transfer to Kyiv. Kyiv wants 180 fighters, and this is the minimum. How much Ukraine will actually get, time will tell.

Comments

[Uprun]

He’s not in a hurry with abrashki, that’s right, it’s easier to kick a German under the rolls, the same applies to the letaks, to bend the Schmoltz on the Luftwaffe, but like two fingers on the asphalt .... No, substitute your weapons under the PTS and air defense on the outskirts, who are they then will buy.

[dmi.pris1]

They are not in a hurry with abrashki for a simple reason. This technique is not for untermensch .. They need to make a tank for Ukraine with simple armor. They are not sorry, and the armor should not get into Russia

[dorz]

States will not supply F-16 fighters ...

This means that aircraft deliveries will be 100% (under certain conditions). Previously, they also talked about tanks and missiles.

[Blacksmith 55]

Perhaps there will be deliveries of aircraft.
Much depends on the outcome of the entire operation.
If peace is signed in such a situation as it is now, then deliveries will be without a doubt.
Whatever they were, Russia needs to strain all the muscles. And sign the world completely on the terms of Russia.

[dorz]

Quote: smith 55

And sign the world completely on the terms of Russia.

Victory is when surrender, and the world is just a land corridor to the polostrov. The defeat of the parties in Europe always leads to the loss of territories (which some countries distributed even without military action).

[bayard]

Quote: Blacksmith 55

Russia needs to tighten all its muscles. And sign the world completely on the terms of Russia.

Surrender.
Unconditional.

[Blacksmith 55]

I'm not sure there will be a capitulation.
Too hard , with a creak everything is moving forward .
And the outskirts have many "allies".
But I repeat, the muscles must be strained.

[bayard]

Quote: Blacksmith 55

I'm not sure there will be a capitulation.
Too hard, with a creak everything is moving forward

Where there is the greatest resistance, everything can break literally in one moment. For where it does not bend, it breaks there.

Quote: Blacksmith 55

And the outskirts have many "allies".

And you take a closer look at the dances around the tanks - they promised everything at once and amicably, and immediately after that ... What?
That's right - excuses were sent for the unavailability of materiel, the difficulties of development, maintenance, operation and logistics ... replacing "Leo-2" with "Leo-1" ... with the delivery of 25 pcs. from mid-summer to the end of the year ...
And with airplanes the same dynamo.
The "friends of Ukraine" do not really want to continue to help her in increasing volumes and without hope of victory. Wrong investments are obtained.
And the United States in general-Elections on the nose. And a defeat in Ukraine will automatically be a defeat in the Democratic elections ... and a victory for Trump.
They intended to defeat Russia with crushing sanctions and internal unrest ... But it turned out the other way around. The collapse of the European and the crisis of the American economy with the growth of internal unrest and antagonisms.
So the proposals went: "How about in Korea?" , "Take 20% of the territories and spare the Nazis" ... "Otherwise we will supply them (fascists) with SUCH tanks, planes and missiles ...".

Quote: Blacksmith 55

muscles must be tensed.

And brains.

[Bingo]

Quote from: dmi.pris1

They need to make a tank for Ukraine with simple armor.

But nothing. To do this, they would easily and naturally catch up with the M-60 from conservation. And there a couple of thousand to scrape together is not a question at all. There the point is to break the myth of the superiority of the Leopards - and they have achieved this. Scholz's categorical mistake is to send exactly the latest versions of Leoperds.

[Silver99]

The old man is just afraid that there will be nothing to shoot down balloons over the USA

[Carat]

Quote from Silver99

The old man is just afraid that there will be nothing to shoot down balloons over the USA

Well, if the Raptor couldn’t shoot down, then the 16th is clearly too tough.

[Argon]

Oh. What starts then? Are we going to land f16? More precisely, ours will be ....)))

[SincerityX]

What, the first time? Already grounded.

[Bingo]

Oh, yes, he will put them, put them, don’t go to a fortune teller. Another thing is that there is zero sense - they will be knocked down at the moment, they will be on 1 flight. Like any other letable on the outskirts.
Well, in theory, they can do? "Throw from the sky" VKS? Yes, this is unrealistic, and not only because they need to break through - and with normally trained crews, but for this we need to destroy our air defense - and this is a task that is unlikely to be solved by ALL NATO forces, and not some shabby province in devastation

[ximkim]

So far, this is all at the level of discussions, so there is no specifics and it is still too early to talk about the number of aircraft planned for transfer to Kyiv. Kyiv wants 180 fighters, and this is the minimum. How much Ukraine will actually get, time will tell.

Something from afar Biden decided to go.
So I would say that it is very expensive, rich.

[rotmistr60]

Because we should leave them here. It's a completely different situation.

Very clear explained. This is when a child is asked: "Why ...", he does not know that the answer is simply: "Because."

this is all temporary and in the end the delivery will still be approved

Which is likely to happen over time. At the same time, the Americans will proceed in making decisions based on the situation and the state of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

[Petr_Koldunov]

the Pentagon is skeptical about the statement of the American leader, believing that this is all temporary and in the end the delivery will still be approved.

Well, in fact, they are doing the right thing. All the same, it is not the decrepit senile who decides, but the one (or those) who makes decisions for him behind the curtain. And when they decide to deliver, they will deliver.

[Denis812]

It seems that Klitschko writes the text to Biden.
Compare:
Biden: "Airplanes can't be delivered to Ukraine because they have to be left in the US."
Klitschko: "In order for cold water to turn into hot, it must be heated."
One head was beaten off tightly. The second has Alzheimer's and a bunch of other brain diseases.