Biden said Zelensky gave him 'flat assurance' that F-16 fighter jets would not take Ukraine war to Russian soil

President Joe Biden divulged part of his conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at his press conference in Hiroshima Sunday night

The president said he got 'flat assurance' from Zelensky that the F-16 fighter jets that the U.S. approved would not 'move into Russia geographic territory'

Zelensky said he was confident that he was getting the jets, but couldn't tell journalists how many were expected


President Joe Biden said on Sunday he got personal assurance from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that the F-16s that America approved for use in the war would not be used in Russia itself.

Biden had been reluctant to approve the delivery of the military fighter planes to Ukraine via European countries. Because the F-16s have sensitive spy technology, America must approve any third-party sale.

But, under pressure from European allies who want to see Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine to end, he approved the transfer.

'I have a flat assurance from Zelensky that they will not, they will not use it to go on and move into Russia geographic territory but wherever Russian troops are in Ukraine in the area, they would be able to do that,' Biden said at a press conference at the end of the G7 summit.

He also said he didn't expect the F-16s to take part in the Spring counter offensive that Zelensky has planned because of the time it would take to train Ukrainians to use the advanced military jets. American personnel will do the training.

Zelensky said at a Sunday night press conference that he was confident Ukraine was getting the jets - even though some details haven't been worked out yet - but couldn't give a number.


'I cannot tell you how many,' he said.

'Russia will feel when we have a counteroffensive,' Zelensky also offered.

Zelensky traveled to Hiroshoma to meet with the leaders of the world's biggest democracies to make his case for military and diplomatic aid for his plans to push out Putin's forces.

But the Ukrainian president caused a kerfuffle when he appeared to indicate that Russian mercenary forces captured the city of Bakhmut, only for his government to walk it back.



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what is it they say , alls fair in love AND WAR..


I believe the coked up little midget dont you ???!!!