WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – A US Defense Department spokesperson told Sputnik that the United States does not operate F-35 fighter jets in Ukraine contrary to claims recently made by Singapore’s Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen.
Last week, the Singaporean defense chief said during a session of the Parliamentary Committee on Public Procurement that the United States used F-35 fighter jets to locate and identify Russian air defense units in Ukraine and shared the information with its NATO partners.
«It’s not my place to speak for Singapore’s MOD [Minister of Defense] or try to clarify his comments,» the spokesperson said on Monday. «I can confirm that the US does not fly F-35’s in Ukraine.»
The Biden administration is eager to get more funding approved for Ukraine after it ran out of funds for Kiev in December and Congress has yet to approve more funding.
