President Biden ‘endorses F-16 training for Ukrainians’

(David Zalubowski/AP)

President Joe Biden has endorsed plans to train Ukrainian pilots on US-made F-16 fighter jets, according to reports.

The unnamed sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss Mr Biden’s private conversations with allies, said he announced he had approved the training, which is likely to be conducted in Europe over the coming months, during a meeting of G7 leaders in Hiroshima.