President Biden's decision on allowing U.S. allies to provide Ukraine with fighter jets marks a turning point in the war between Ukraine and Russia.
told reporters at a press conference at the closing of the G7 summit Sunday that Western allies were making a"long-term" commitment to Ukraine by providing it with American-made fighter jets, arguing that the decision to send F-16s to Kyiv would not escalate tensions with Russia at a pivotal moment in the war.
The administration approved Ukraine's requests for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System , Patriot missile defense systems and Abrams tanks after months of debate and prodding from allies in Europe. Biden's reversal on the F-16s also represents the biggest test yet of Moscow's red lines–the actions Ukraine and its Western allies might take that could trigger an escalation by Presidentof Russia. So far, however, Russia has not retaliated each time the West has stepped up its military aid to Ukraine.
If Ukraine had received Western tanks and fighter jets early last year -- along with the training needed to operate them -- they could have been deployed this summer, said George Barros, a Russia analyst at the Institute for the Study of War. Zelensky arrived in Japan on Saturday, halfway through the summit, ending days of speculation about whether he would attend in person or make virtual remarks. Clad in his signature khaki clothes, Zelensky served as a powerful reminder that his country remains locked in a fierce fight for its survival while his counterparts deliberate Ukraine's fate from afar.
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