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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Dan Sabbagh and Artem Mazhulin in Kyiv

US risks rift with European allies over hesitancy to supply F-16s to Ukraine

Joe Biden shakes hands with Volodymyr Zelenskiy during the US president’s unannounced visit to Kyiv in February.
Joe Biden and Volodymyr Zelenskiy. The US president has previously personally ruled out giving F-16s to Ukraine. Photograph: Reuters

Washington risks opening a rift with European allies over its reluctance to contemplate supplying F-16 fighters to Ukraine, with the issue likely to crop up at the forthcoming G7 summit in Japan.

This week, after Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s visit to Europe, the UK and the Netherlands said they would create an “international coalition” to procure the US-made F-16s and train Ukrainian pilots and crews.

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