As the US has now lifted its ban on the supply of Lockheed F-16 fighters to Ukraine, several NATO countries will step up training of Ukrainian pilots and ground crews. The Netherlands (pictured) and Denmark are the first two countries likely to deliver their surplus F-16s to Ukraine. (RNLAF photo)
The US says it will allow its Western allies to supply Ukraine with advanced fighter jets, including American-made F-16s, in a major boost for Kyiv.
National security adviser Jake Sullivan said President Joe Biden “informed his G7 counterparts” of the decision at the bloc’s summit in Japan on Friday.
US troops will also train Kyiv’s pilots to use the jets, Mr Sullivan said.
Russia said countries would run “enormous risks” if they supplied F-16s to Ukraine, state media reported.