Biden says US ‘will not provide F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine’ | First Thing

Ukraine planned to push for western fourth-generation fighter jets. Plus, why circadian-rhythm shaming needs to stop

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Joe Biden said the US would not supply F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, in a brief exchange with reporters overnight, a significant and potentially terminal setback to Kyiv's campaign to obtain the fast jets that had been rapidly gaining momentum.

Why won't the US send fighter jets? John Kirby, the US national security council coordinator for strategic communications, defended the decision, highlighting the other military aid the US had sent since the war started, which had a total value of $27.1bn. What I can tell you is that there's a lot of capability that is being sent, and will be sent in the coming weeks and months," Kirby told CNN.

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