White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby on Monday defended the Biden administration's decision not to send F-16s to Ukraine.. It is reported by CNN.

At the same time, Kirby pointed to US assistance, in particular Abrams tanks..

“What I can tell you is that there is a lot of help being sent out over the coming weeks and months.. These are the means that can help the Ukrainians in the battles now, in the winter, as well as in the fighting in the spring, ”Kirby told CNN.

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He added that he did not consider the decision to send Abrams tanks announced last week to be belated, even amid reports of Russian seizure of a number of settlements in eastern Ukraine..

“The decision on tanks – and not just the US but the Germans and before that the British – was really designed to help Ukraine get ahead of the fighting we think everyone will see in the spring.. So this was actually one of those cases where we are trying to predict the types of weapons and equipment that Ukraine will need when the weather improves and we can expect the Russians to try to go on the offensive,” he said..

As reported, during a press conference on January 30, President of the United States of America Joe Biden said that his state does not plan to provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets..

During a short approach to journalists, Joe Biden was just getting out of the helicopter, so he did not detail his answer, limiting himself to a short “no”.

Earlier, the White House claimed that they did not rule out any supply of weapons to Ukraine, including F-16 fighter jets..