leaders, but each hold huge potential to shape the trajectory of the war in ukraine. at the g7 summit, in the japanese city of hiroshima, presidentjoe biden told leaders the us was prepared to give the go ahead to train ukrainian pilots on f16 fighter jets. some details remain unclear, like who would supply the jets, and how many pilots would be trained. britain, the netherlands, belgium and denmark have expressed support for the plans. president zelensky welcomed the move, and said it would greatly enhance the ukrainian army in the sky. i count on discussing the practical implementation of the decision at the g7 summit in hiroshima . that is what he tweeted. president zelensky is due tojoin the g7 group in hiroshima in the coming days, where its expected he ll address leaders, and hold a meeting with us president, joe biden. but on friday, he was in saudia arabia for an arab league summit. of those present, only syria has openly supported the russian invasion. others have s
jets to ukraine. also tonight, protestors disrupt a speech by the home secretary, where she said it wasn t racist to want to control borders and reduce immigration. we uncover a fraud where british men are paid to claim they are the fathers of children born to migrant women. the rohingya muslims, six years after they fled myanmar we meet a little boy who s spent his life in a refugee camp. and once a rising star of digital news media, valued at £5 billion, now vice has filed for bankruptcy. but with two teenagers fatally stabbed this month, will the action be enough to stop young people carrying weapons? good evening. the ukrainian armed forces are to be supplied with hundreds of air defence missiles and armed drones by the united kingdom. this new supply is in addition to the allocation of cruise missiles announced last week. the news came on the day president zelensky held talks with rishi sunak at the prime minister s country residence, chequers as part of his tour
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the meeting. the prime minister announcing further supply, long range drones, and also cruise missiles announced last week. the uk continues to be a major military supporter and economic supporter of ukraine. and he was making it clear how thankful he was. that ukraine. and he was making it clear how thankful he was. ukraine. and he was making it clear how thankful he was. that is the top line message. how thankful he was. that is the top line message, alongside how thankful he was. that is the top line message, alongside the - how thankful he was. that is the top line message, alongside the imagesj line message, alongside the images are shaking hands. what about the detail, thisjets coalition? detail, this jets coalition? zelensky detail, thisjets coalition? zelensky has been campaigning for a long time for it. he is after the latest generation of a western jet so that they can deal more successfully with the continuing attacks from russia. what he really wants the american jet f