Biden answered journalists’ questions before boarding a plane for Finland after the NATO Summit in Lithuania. Asked whether New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez, who opposes the sale of F-16s to Turkey, would abandon his objection, Biden said, “I am confident that Turkey will continue to support Sweden’s entry into NATO and that we can sell those F-16s.” he said.
Biden also stated that his bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, as part of the NATO Summit, went very well.
Referring to Ukraine’s participation in NATO, Biden said, “Not until the war is over. One thing Zelensky understands is that it doesn’t matter whether he is in NATO now as long as he has the commitments accepted by the allies.” used the phrases. (AA)