"Ukraine eagerly awaits final decision on 'powerful' F-16 jet offer from US"

Ukraine has received a "serious, powerful offer" for Western-made fighter jets, including US-made F-16s, but the US has not yet made a formal decision on sending the advanced aircraft to Kyiv. Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov has said that Ukraine would need around 100 Western jets. Several countries, including the UK, have committed to forming an "international coalition" of fighter jets that will "provide Ukraine with combat air capabilities, supporting with everything from training to procuring F-16 jets." Russia's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, has said that the F-16 can be modified to carry nuclear weapons.