His day began when he arrived on a Royal Air Force plane in London and was greeted on the tarmac with an embrace from Sunak. Give us wings to protect it.”The president was trying to soften allies’ reluctance to send advanced fighter jets, both because they are complex to fly and for fear of escalating the war. Britain also said it would train Ukrainian pilots in Britain on “NATO-standard fighter jets” within weeks. Ukraine has sought Western fighter jets since early in the war to bolster its force of Soviet-made MiG-29 and Su fighters. The success of its air force in defending its skies and territory despite Russia’s bigger numbers helped push back Moscow’s initial assault.
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