US president dismisses Chinese peace plan and rules out sending F-16 jets to Ukraine ‘for now’, saying other military support is needed first
Joe Biden, has said it was “not rational” for China to be negotiating the outcome of the Ukraine war, when asked about Beijing’s peace plan for the conflict.Biden also ruled out “for now” sending American advanced fighter jets to Ukraine, telling the interview that Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy “doesn’t need F-16s now”.
The secretary of state, Antony Blinken, said that the funds were crucial to Ukraine and ensured that the Ukrainian government could continue to meet “the critical needs of its citizens, including healthcare, education and emergency services”.
He said Canada would provide four additional Leopard 2 main battle tanks. The additional tanks will bring up the total number of tanks provided by Canada to eight. It promised measures against Russian diamond exports, warning that third countries that help Russia evade sanctions would face “severe costs”. The G7 is understood to be setting up an “enforcement coordination mechanism” to stop evasion of its sanctions already imposed.
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