After a stopover in Saudi Arabia where he pleaded Ukraine's cause at the Arab League summit, President Zelensky has just arrived in Hiroshima, Japan to participate in the G7 summit.
While the G7 has just decided on new sanctions against Russia, President Zelensky has above all obtained from the United States a future delivery of fighter jets so much demanded by Ukraine. Indeed, President Biden has said he is ready to allow other countries to provide Kiev with the fighter jets he demands, American-made F-16s. A "historic" decision, welcomed the Ukrainian president.
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All around the F-16 issue
Under these conditions, if Zelensky is to attend a dinner scheduled tonight with the leaders of the G7 and these invited countries, the President of Ukraine will have bilateral meetings throughout the day with the heads of state of the G7 and invited countries around this issue of the F-16.
French President Emmanuel Macron has said he is ready to provide Ukrainian pilots with training. For its part, "the United Kingdom will work with the United States, the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark to provide Ukraine with the combat air capability it needs," British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said. Joe Biden, who said he was eager to "meet face-to-face" with his Ukrainian counterpart, should also address "the practical implementation" of the US decision on fighter jets.
The United States is expected to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 jet fighters and cooperate with allies to deliver the planes to Ukraine, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan confirmed.