USA has not discussed supplying Ukraine with fighters on high level yet

The response of Joe Biden, the US President, to the question about supplying Ukraine with modern fighter jets may not be the final stance of Washington, since the high-level discussions on arming Kyiv with jets are yet to be held.

Source: European Pravda, with reference to the Politico media outlet, citing an anonymous American official

A U.S. official, when asked about Biden’s remark, said "there has been no serious, high-level discussion about F-16s".

"In other words, it doesn’t appear that Biden’s pronouncement is the result of an internal policy review and instead is the current stance of the ultimate decision maker," Politico concludes.

On Thursday, Deputy National Security Adviser Jon Finer said the U.S. would be discussing fighter jets "very carefully" with Kyiv and its allies.

Apart from the direct supply of the fighters, the U.S. could approve the re-export of F-16s from third-party countries that operate them, a requirement for the transfer of the American-made warplanes.

Earlier, Politico reported that a contingent of military officials is quietly pushing the Pentagon to approve sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine to help the country defend itself from Russian missile and drone attacks.

Reportedly, on Monday, 30 January, Joe Biden stated that the USA was not planning to send the F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. After that, the White House clarified that the USA was already supplying Ukraine with significant military aid, taking into consideration Kyiv’s needs and the situation on the front.

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