Mr Biden will host Britain's PM Rishi Sunak, another Nato ally, on Thursday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
In late May, and after months of resisting mounting pressure to provide the planes out of fear they could be used to hit Russian territory, Mr Biden agreed to allow for pilots to be trained to operate the aircraft and for allied countries to supply them.
In February, Mr Sunak said that “nothing was off the table” when it came to considering military aid for Ukraine. Now, as Ukrainian soldiers step up their artillery strikes and ground assaults against Russia’s front lines, the West again finds itself at a pivotal point in which allies will need to move forward in lock step.
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