“Skepticism of Biden Administration Runs Deep: Ukrainian Pilots Barred from F-16 Training”

2023-05-18 16:03:00

A source quoted by the newspaper The New York Times declared that skepticism of the Biden Administration runs “so deep” that Ukrainian pilots “currently They’re not even allowed to train in the F-16s. that are owned by the European states”, which are required to obtain the green light from the White House in connection with any transfer of US-made fighters.

“Without explicit US approval, the training is likely to be limited to what the senior Ukrainian official described as mere technical language and tactical lessons that would be given to pilots, without actually touching an F-16,” he said. According to this officer, kyiv is asking for “at least 24 to 36” of these planes.

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