“We salute the historic decision of the United States and the US President to support an international coalition to deliver fighter jets. This will significantly improve our military’s capability in the air,” Zelenskyy wrote on Twitter.
Biden had informed the leaders of the “Group of Seven” that Washington would support the delivery of advanced warplanes, including F-16 fighters, to Ukraine, and support efforts to train Ukrainian pilots, as has a senior White House official announced on Friday.
“During the period when the training will take place in the coming months, the coalition of nations participating in this effort will decide when and how many aircraft will be provided and who will provide them,” the official said, giving the strongest signal. strong to date on the part of the United States to deliver the planes that Kiev is desperately asking for.
For his part, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said: “A decision will be made on which countries will supply Ukraine with F-16 aircraft in the coming months”, adding that “the training of Ukrainians on the F-16 aircraft requires several months. ”
A new US military aid program for Ukraine
A US official said on Saturday that President Biden would announce a $375 million military aid package for Ukraine while he is in Hiroshima, Japan, where he is attending the G7 summit in 2023.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the package would include artillery, ammunition and rocket launchers.
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