U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday ruled out sending fighter jets to support Ukraine.
His comment highlights a growing rift between Western countries on whether to grant Kyiv's request for warplanes.
- When asked by a reporter on Monday if the U.S. would send F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, Biden said "no."
- French President Emmanuel Macron told reporters on Monday that "nothing is excluded," but stressed that French-supplied aircraft would not "touch Russian soil."
- Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said his country has not ruled out providing Ukraine with F-16s.
- In a Telegram post, Ukrainian government advisor Andriy Yermak noted that comments by Polish and French officials suggest that the countries do "not exclude" transferring aircraft to Ukraine's military.
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