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May 22, 2023

Zelensky Appears at G7 in Hiroshima; Biden OKs Training for Ukrainian Pilots on F-16 Jets
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Over the weekend, President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared at the G7 summit
in Japan, where he said photos of Hiroshima after the 1945 atomic
bombing by the U.S. reminded him of present-day Bakhmut. Zelensky also
met with President Biden in Japan Sunday, as Biden announced another
$375 million in military aid to Ukraine. In a reversal, Biden said he
will now support training Ukrainian pilots on U.S.-made F-16 jets. It's
not clear who would provide the jets, though Moscow already warned of
"enormous risks" if Ukraine started using F-16s in combat. Biden said he
received assurances the fighter jets would not be used by Ukraine over
Russian territory.

Earlier today, Russian shelling again knocked out power to the
Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, forcing it to rely on backup diesel
generators to prevent a nuclear disaster. The International Atomic
Energy Agency warns the plant remains "extremely vulnerable."


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