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NATO allies have begun the promised transfer of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine to bolster defenses against Russia, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announces. "As we speak, the transfer of F-16 jets is underway, coming form Denmark, coming from the Netherlands," Blinken says at a NATO 75th anniversary summit in Washington. SOUNDBITE
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky calls for Western countries to accelerate deliveries of promised air defence systems and fighter jets, on the eve of the second anniversary of Russia's invasion. Zelensky is speaking alongside Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, as Western leaders descend on the country in a show of support for Kyiv as the war enters its third year. SOUNDBITE
The Pentagon says it will soon begin training several Ukrainian pilots on F-16 aircraft in the United States. "F-16 flying training is expected to begin in October at Morris Air National Guard Base in Tucson, Arizona," Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder tells reporters during a briefing. SOUNDBITE
Ukrainian President Zelensky and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen examine the F-16 fighter jets after the Ukrainian presiden landed Sunday at an air force base in southern Denmark, two days after Washington approved the transfer of US-made F-16 fighter jets by Denmark and the Netherlands to Kyiv. IMAGES
"When it comes to fighter combat aircraft, of course, they are part of the conversation" says British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as he says nothing is off the table when it comes to UK military aid for Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelensky has been stepping up his demands for Western help ahead of talks with EU leaders. SOUNDBITE
On the last day of a NATO summit in Madrid, United States President Joe Biden says that the US "should sell" modern F-16 fighter jets to Turkey when asked by a journalist as to whether he offered them to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a quid pro quo. "It's not in our interest not to do that", he adds. SOUNDBITE
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