US to support joint F-16 training for Ukrainian pilots.

President Biden informed G7 leaders that the US will support a joint effort with allies and partners to train Ukrainian pilots on fourth-generation aircraft, including F-16s, likely to happen entirely in Europe. The decision marks a stark turnaround for Biden, who said earlier this year that he did not believe that Ukraine needed the F-16s. The decision to support the training initiative came together very quickly, officials said, and was made by Biden following meetings with G7 leaders in Hiroshima, Japan, where the topic of F-16s to Ukraine was a key point of discussion.