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Ukraine's defense minister pushes for fighter jets, even as training begins on tanks

Ukrainian Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov attends the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base in Ramstein, Germany, Jan. 20. Michael Probst/AP hide caption

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Ukraine's defense minister pushes for fighter jets, even as training begins on tanks

January 31, 2023 • On Monday, President Biden appeared to rule out delivering F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, but Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov tells NPR he's optimistic Western allies will eventually supply them.

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U.S. Suspending Millions In Military Aid To Egypt

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