Right weapon, wrong timing Ukraine has been waiting for F-16s for over a year — can these warplanes still change the situation at the front?

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Right weapon, wrong timing Ukraine has been waiting for F-16s for over a year — can these warplanes still change the situation at the front?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, and Belgian Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder at Melsbroek Air Base in Steenokkerzeel, Belgium. May 28, 2024. In the months following Russia’s full-scale invasion, Kyiv began requesting modern fighter jets to counter Russia’s air advantage. Last year, Washington authorized other countries to send F-16s to Ukraine, although it declined to provide the U.S.-made airc…