"Kommersant": the overflight of Europe by the President of Ukraine brought Kiev closer to receiving fighters

This is reported by Kommersant.

The article says that the allies are not yet ready to transfer their Western-style combat aircraft to Kyiv, but after Zelensky's tour of European countries, Ukraine's receipt of fighters no longer looks like a "pipe dream" for the country.

So, in the UK, where the Ukrainian president arrived, having previously visited Italy, Germany and France, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised to begin training pilots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to fly American F-16s this summer, the article notes.

Earlier, The Guardian newspaper reported that Zelensky and Sunak discussed the creation of a "fighter coalition" for the Ukrainian army.

John Kirby, coordinator of strategic communications at the National Security Council, said that the United States still does not intend to supply Ukraine with ATACMS tactical missiles.