The Americans have refused to give Ukraine fighter jets for months. But now they’re turning around. That is called under pressure from European allies. The truth may be that we are watching a carefully planned choreography. Where the F-16s may already be ready as a surprise factor in the counteroffensive — or Joe Biden hopes that the threat will suffice and they will eventually not have to be deployed. We weigh all possibilities.
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ANALYSIS. Are the fighter jets secretly ready yet? Or is Biden still hoping they won’t be needed?
