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HIROSHIMA: Joe Biden is understood to be ready for the first time to give European nations the go-ahead to send fighter jets to Ukraine in what could be a major breakthrough for Ukraine’s war against Russia.
Washington has been reluctant to give European countries permission to re-export F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine.
However, Joe Biden will confirm during the G7 summit in Japan that he is prepared to allow allies to send planes.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who has been lobbying for jet aircraft for some time, told parliament during a visit to Britain in February: Give us wings to protect it. “
Rishi Sunak is said to have lobbied to send jets to Urcain, and Numberten had previously announced that Ukrainian pilots would be trained in Britain.
It is expected to be several weeks before the Polish-led flight arrives in Kiev.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is leading talks with European leaders about sending enough jets to bring about a decisive change in the conflict with Russia.
Rishi Sunak has pledged to contribute to the effort, but Britain, which does not have F-16s in its possession, will not send aircraft directly to Ukraine.
Alternatively, the company could offer to “backfill” the deployment by funding the delivery and sending replacement jets to countries participating in the program.
President Zelensky is scheduled to fly to Hiroshima on Sunday to address leaders of Britain, the United States, Canada, Japan, France, Germany and Italy.
He will also speak to other leaders, including Indonesia and India, who are unsure whether to support Ukraine.
The Ukrainian president has asked the West to send F-16 fighter jets to help defend Kiev from Kremlin forces. Biden is understood to be ready to lift the U.S. government’s ban on supplying fighter jets to Ukraine to his allies.
