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Biden says he will not send F-16 fighter jets to Zelensky.

"I'm ruling that out for now."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Joe Biden walk in front of St. Michael's Cathedral amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, February 20, 2023 (Photo: Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS)

(Reuters)- US President Joe Biden said on Friday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy does not need F-16 fighter jets right now, ruling out sending the combat jets for the time being.

"He doesn't need F-16s right now," Biden said in an interview with ABC News. "I'm ruling that out for now."