<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">The US’ decision to support the delivery of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine is certainly a military boost for Kyiv – but the devil is in the detail.</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The crucial questions are: how many, how quickly, and what weapons will the jets will come supplied with?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">No-one doubts the ability of the F-16, which has more than proved itself in conflicts around the world, and will be a step up from Ukraine’s Soviet-era Mig-29s and Su-27s, which fly comparable missions.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">However it’s not yet clear which of its capabilities will be available to Ukraine, while training and delivery will also be a challenge.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We've seen a significant meeting already this morning - with the South Korean and Japanese leaders holding talks.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Japan's PM Fumio Kishida and South Korea's President Yoon Seok-youl visited a cenotaph dedicated to the Koreans victims of the nuclear bombings in Japan during WW2.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The backdrop is highly symbolic as the two leaders try to repair a decades-long historic feud. Encouraged by Washington, this is the leader's third such meeting this year.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">South Korea's leader also met with Korean survivors of the Hiroshima bombing on Sunday and said that the Japanese PM's earlier declaration that "his heart hurts" for those who suffered from forced labour under Japan's colonial rule resonated with South Koreans.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Yoon is also expected to meet Volodymy Zelensky later on Sunday for the first time.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">How did this year’s summit compare to last year’s?</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Russia’s invasion of Ukraine dominated the agenda at last year’s G7 summit in Bavaria, Germany.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It took place in June 2022, just months after the war started. At the time,G7 leaders said they were “appalled” by Russia’s “war of aggression” and promised to provide financial, humanitarian, military and diplomatic support to Ukraine.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also addressed the summit via video-link.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><b><br></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>What is the G7 and what does it do?</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The G7 (Group of Seven) summit is an annual meeting of the world's seven largest so-called "advanced" economies – Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Japan took over the G7 presidency from Germany in 2023, meaning it will host a number of meetings throughout the year, most notably this summit.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Throughout the year G7 ministers and officials hold meetings, form agreements and publish joint statements on global events.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The EU is not a member of the G7 but also attends, while representatives from countries including Australia, Brazil, South Korea and India have also been invited.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Russia was expelled from the group - previously known as the G8 - in 2014 in response to its annexation of Crimea. BBC</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>