President Biden appeared to rule out delivering F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine on Monday. But the country's defense minister says he's optimistic that allies will eventually supply them.
Ukrainian Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov attends the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base in Ramstein, Germany, Jan. 20.Ukrainian Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov attends the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base in Ramstein, Germany, Jan. 20.KYIV — Ukraine's Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov says he's optimistic Western allies will eventually supply his country with advanced fighter jets, including U.S.
"For the Leopard tanks, for example, [training] normally could be half a year. But I hope that we will do it during one month or probably two months," he says adds.
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