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Britain announced it would train Ukrainian fighter pilots during President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit on Wednesday, who was making only his second foreign trip since Russia launched an invasion of his country almost a year ago.
The UK is the first ally to offer to train Ukrainian pilots on NATO aircraft. The decision follows London’s offer of Challenger tanks to Kyiv last month ahead of similar offers from the U.S. and Germany.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Mr. Zelenskyy’s visit was a “testament to the unbreakable friendship between our two countries.” The UK has been providing Ukraine with military training since 2014, when an earlier Russian incursion led to the annexation of Crimea.
