Nathalie Loiseau, president of the security and defense subcommittee of the European parliament, approves the gesture of US President Joe Biden, in favor of the delivery of F-16 planes to Ukraine.
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The delivery of combat aircraft to Ukraine “is not a red line“, estimated Friday, May 19 on franceinfo the French Renaissance MEP Nathalie Loiseau, after US President Joe Biden gave a favorable signal for the delivery of these devices ardently demanded by Kiev, during the G7 in Hiroshima, Japan.
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Joe Biden on Friday, May 19, signaled to G7 leaders his “support for a joint initiative to train Ukrainian pilots on fourth-generation combat aircraft, including F-16s”. “As the training unfolds over the next few months, our coalition of nations participating in this effort will decide when to provide aircraft, how many, and who will provide them.“, he continued.
“We set ourselves artificial red lines on the F-16s“, said Nathalie Loiseau. “We must help Ukraine to protect its skies and its civilians, it is our interest because it is our security that is at stake“. On February 10, Emmanuel Macron said “do not exclude“the delivery to Ukraine of combat aircraft.”I absolutely do not exclude it, but it does not correspond today to the needs“, he said after a European summit in Brussels.
“Today, Russia does not want peace and does not even display clear war aims“, she added, calling for more Western aid to Ukraine, because “Putin has not given up on his goal of obliterating Ukraine’s identity“.
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