Poland’s President, Andrzej Duda told reporters, “sending F-16 aircraft would be a “very serious decision” that was “not easy to take”.
The decision made after White House announced President Biden is scheduled to travel to Poland on Feb. 20 to mark the first anniversary of the Russian invasion and meet with Duda and other allies to Ukraine’s east.
John Kirby, the communications coordinator at the National Security Council, told reporters, “He wants to talk about the importance of the international community’s resolve and unity in supporting Ukraine for now going on a year.”
However, The US has yet to commit to sending F-16s to Ukraine. Secretary of State Antony Blinken did not rule it out when speaking to reporters last week in Washington, despite earlier comments from Biden that the US will not send the jets.
