International training programme, to begin soon in Europe, would be prerequisite to transfer of F-16s to Kyiv
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The US will back a joint international effort to train Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 and other modern fighter jets, according to a western official.
Joe Biden has already informed fellow leaders attending a G7 summit in Japan of his decision, the official said. The training will begin in the next few weeks at an unspecified site in Europe and will take a few months to complete. Such training would be a prerequisite to the transfer to Kyiv of F-16s and other western warplanes.