The letter from the politicians says that such a decision "would be a significant contribution that could have a decisive impact on the battlefield"NEW YORK, March 15.
/tass/. A group of US senators sent a letter to US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin demanding to study the possibility of sending F-16 fighters to Ukraine. This was reported on Tuesday evening by the Fox News channel.
"This would be a significant contribution that could have a decisive impact on the battlefield," says the letter, which was signed by eight members of the Senate of the US Congress from both the Republican and Democratic parties. "Now we are experiencing a turning point in the conflict. It is extremely important that the United States continue to carefully analyze the assistance that it can provide so that Kiev wins over Russia on the battlefield," the politicians believe. They are waiting for a response from Austin no later than March 17.
The White House announced on March 9 that Washington currently has no plans to train Ukrainian pilots to control the F-16. And US President Joe Biden noted that the supply of American fighters "is not a priority right now." At the same time, on March 4, NBC announced the arrival of two Ukrainian pilots to the United States for possible training in working with samples of Western strike aircraft, including F-16 fighters.
