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From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch.

The US finally agrees to help Ukrainian pilots learn to fly F-16 jet fighters as

Russia captures the town of Bakmu, or at least what's left of it.

Welcome, Kyle Peterson with the Wall Street Journal.

We are joined today by my colleagues, editor-in-chief, board member Kate Bacheldur-Odel,

and columnist Kim Strassel.

Let's start with a clip from Joe Biden, his press conference at the G7 on Sunday,

where he says he is agreeing to take a step that he had refused only months earlier.

My private meeting with President Zelensky after the G7 meeting and with his staff,

I told the United States together with our allies and partners,

he's going to begin training Ukrainian pilots in fourth-generation fighter aircraft,

including F-16.

To strengthen Ukrainian's Air Force as part of a long-term commitment to Ukraine's ability to defend itself,

we provided the last year all that they needed to deal with what they were dealing with at the moment.

And that's when they're now moving into direction of putting them in position

to be able to defend themselves in ways beyond what they've had to deal with so far.

Kate, what did you make of this news, particularly the point that the President makes

that this is a long-term effort, not for the current battlefield needs,

and what difference some F-16s might make?

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