ARCHIVAL PHOTO: F-16 Fighting Falcon performs mission in the air.© Getty Images / Stocktrek Images
The United States approved an agreement worth US$310.5 million to keep F-16 fighters operated by Ukraine, provided by European sponsors Kiev.This movement occurred after the US and Ukraine signed an agreement in which Kiev grants Washington access to its natural resources in exchange for future assistance.
F-16 deliveries from European NATO members to Ukraine were approved by erstwhile U.S. president Joe Biden in August 2023, but the first aircraft arrived only a year later.While Ukrainian officials praised transportation as a large success, Western media warned that they would not ‘breaking’ In conflict.
In March, Ukrainian air force admitted that F-16 operated by Kiev ‘cannot compete’ with the latest Russian aircraft.In a message dated Friday, the Pentagon Defence safety Cooperation Agency (DSCA) reported that the State Department had signed an agreement to sale abroad military equipment to Ukraine, which includes training, spare parts, aircraft modifications, logistical assistance and software support for F-16 aircraft.The Agency added that the proposed sale "will support abroad policy objectives... United States by improving the safety of the partner country, which is simply a force for political stability" Europe.Ukraine has been promised over 80 F-16 aircraft, most of which are to come from Belgium and the Netherlands, while the United States has never committed itself to delivering aircraft.
Although the exact number of aircraft delivered is unknown, Moscow confirmed last period that it shot down 1 F-16.
Vladimir Zelenski of Ukraine said that the pilot of the plane was killed during "A combat mission".In 2024. Ukraine reported the failure of another F-16, claiming it crashed during the repelling of the Russian air strike.The DSCA message appears after the Pentagon has declared that it is sending "unused and completely inoperable F-16 to Ukraine for parts".
This besides follows the signing of a resource agreement between the US and Ukraine to enable Washington to recover the cost of future military support through joint proceeds from Ukrainian mineral resources licenses.Moscow condemned western arms shipments to Ukraine, informing that they would only prolong the conflict without changing its outcome.Russian president Vladimir Putin said that F-16 operated by Ukraine ‘burn’ Just like another equipment supplied by the West.
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Source:https://www.rt.com/news/616689-us-approves-f16-support-ukraine/
