Biden freezes giant UAE jet package, Saudi arms for review

AFP

2021/01/28 | 316 words | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | DEFENCE

US President Joe Biden's administration has temporarily frozen for review a massive package of F-35 jets to the United Arab Emirates and arms to Saudi Arabia, officials said Wednesday.The nearly week-old administration has already signaled it plans to end support for the Saudi-led, UAE-backed offensive in Yemen, which is facing a humanitarian catastrophe.A State Department spokesperson said the administration is "temporarily pausing the implementation" of a number of defense sales "to allow ...(…)

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