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covers. let s start with this fighter jet covers. let s start with this fighterjet coalition, because this was something he was specifically asked about. the biden administration had originally said that wasn t really the way forward, or they hadn t seen it as a way forward. now they are announcing there is this coalition to train ukrainian pilots was to what has changed, because it was asked that specifically? specifically? you know, sullivan specifically? you know, sullivan was specifically? you know, sullivan was making - specifically? you know, | sullivan was making the specifically? you know, - sullivan was making the point, he says, nothing has changed other than the war has evolved, russia has moved along in what it is executing, and it has moved from striking near the capital kyiv, over the months, and now is heavily involved in missile attacks, uav attacks, that sort of thing. so now is the time to think about providing ukraine with these f-l6s providing ukraine ....
up by discussions on ukraine with president biden saying washington was prepared to give the go ahead to train ukrainian pilots on f16 fighterjets. the go ahead to train ukrainian pilots on f 16 fighterjets. the news was welcomed by ukraine s president, volodymyr zelensky, who called it historic . he said the jets would greatly enhance ukraine s air force and that he counted on discussing the plan with mr biden at the summit on sunday. the us national security advisorjake sullivan has been speaking about the us f 16jets plan. just yesterday, as you all know, president biden informed his g7 counterparts that the united states will support ukrainian pilots on fourth generation fighter aircraft, including f 16s. over the past few months, we and our allies have focused on providing ukraine with the systems, weapon and training that it needs to be able to conduct effective offensive operations this spring and summer. we have delivered what we promised. we have given ukra ....
is now, back in 1985. goodnight. music: how soon is now by the smiths. this is bbc news, here he was at westminster in february giving the speaker a pilot s helmet. on the helmet reads, we have freedom, give us wings to protect it. this is what he wants. f 16 fighter jets like these flown by the polish air force. modern warplanes that could give ukraine greater control of the skies. some european countries are ready to give some of theirs to ukraine but they are all made by the us and that means that president biden, who is at the g7 summit injapan, needs to give his permission first. he has been reluctant, fearing it could escalate the war, but now his officials say the us will help train ukrainian pilots and will not stop european countries donating some f 16s. this comes after concerted pressure from european leaders, including rishi sunak, who earlier this week promised president zelensky to gather international support for getting ukraine the air power it needed. b ....