Ukrainian News Agency
February 27, 2023

F-16 Aircraft Delivery To Ukraine Only Matter Of Time – Merezhko

Member of the Verkhovna Rada from the Servant of the People faction, chairman of the parliamentary committee on foreign policy and inter-parliamentary cooperation, Oleksandr Merezhko, is confident that the United States will provide Ukraine with F-16 aircraft….

“We’re being told “no” now and then we’ll prove it to them and they’ll say “yes”. It is only a matter of time,” he commented on the statement of the American President Joe Biden that the United States cannot provide Ukraine with F-16 fighters.

He noted that he spoke with colleagues from Washington on this topic.

“Before, it often was like this with our allies: at first we were told “no”, but then we found arguments, proved that our army was quickly mastering new types of weapons….The path from “no” to “yes” was constantly reduced. I am convinced that in this case (with F-16 aircraft) it will also be,” said the head of the committee.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, U.S. Republican Congressman Michael McCaul announced a shift in the U.S. leadership on the provision of long-range missiles and modern combat aircraft to Ukraine.