The G7 leaders confirmed that they had made sure Ukraine received the financial help it needs for this year and the beginning of 2024. They released a statement saying, “Today we are taking new steps to ensure that Russia’s illegal aggression against the sovereign state of Ukraine fails and to support the Ukrainian people in their search for a just peace rooted in respect for international law.”
Written by Chris Muhizi Minembwe Capital News 3:00pm Nairobi Kenya Time.
According to a senior U.S. administration source quoted by CNN, U.S. President Joe Biden assured the G7 leaders that Washington will back a cooperative initiative with partners to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter planes.
The leaders of the wealthiest democracies in the world decided on Friday to impose stricter sanctions on Russia. Western nations will be taking “colossal risks” if they provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter planes, a senior official said.
According to the TASS news agency, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko was replying to a query on the consequences of giving Ukraine the planes that it has been asking NATO nations for.
Although the US President Joe Biden informed the G7 leaders on Friday that Washington supports joint alliance training programs for Ukrainian pilots on F-16s, senior US sources noted that Ukraine has not yet secured pledges to deploy the jets.
We observe that Western nations continue to support the escalating scenario. Giant dangers for themselves are involved,” Grushko was cited as adding.
In any event, this will be considered in all of our plans, and we have all the tools required to accomplish the objectives we have established.
At the G7 conference in Japan on Saturday, Zelenskyy hailed British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for supporting the formation of a coalition to supply Western combat planes.
Zelenskyy said on his official Telegram channel that “it is necessary to improve [Ukraine’s] air defense capabilities, including the training of our pilots.”