senior military officials call for the Pentagon to approve the F-16 fighters to Ukraine, writes Politico with reference to its own sources.
“… a group of military officials imperceptibly pushes the Pentagon to approve the F-16 fighters to help the country to protect itself from Russian missiles and drones … But Washington and Kyiv are considering artillery, armored vehicles and terrestrial air defense systems as more pressing needs, ”writes the newspaper.
The unnamed high -ranking Ukrainian official said that Ukraine and Western allies are under accelerated negotiations on the possible sending of military aircraft and high -range missiles. One of the sources noted that the United States may take a “week” to decide on the supply of its own aircraft and approve the F-16 re-export from other countries, Ukrainian media write.