US says it will NOT give Ukraine F-16s, despite Poland's decision to provide four MiG-29 warplanes

Poland’s move to become the first country to send MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine does ‘not change’ the US decision against sending its own warplanes to Kyiv, the White House said Thursday.

US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters today that Poland’s decision to send its Soviet-designed fighter jets ‘doesn’t change our calculus with regards to F16s’, referring to the US-built fighter jet. 

He made clear that Poland’s move ‘does not affect, does not change that.’

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