HIROSHIMA /Japan/, May 20. /TASS/. The United States and its allies will discuss in the coming months what countries will deliver warplanes to Ukraine, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Saturday.

"Just yesterday, <…> [US] President [Joe] Biden informed his G7 counterparts that the United States will support a joint effort to train Ukrainian pilots on fourth-generation fighter aircraft, including F-16s. Over the past few months, we and our allies and partners have really focused on providing Ukraine with the systems, weapons and training that it needs to be able to conduct effective offensive operations this spring and summer," he told reporters in the Japanese city of Hiroshima, where the G7 summit is being held.

"Now we have turned to discussions about improving the Ukrainian Air Force as part of our long-term commitment to Ukraine’s self-defense. As the training unfolds, in the coming monts, we will work with our allies to determine when planes will be delivered, who will be delivering them and how many," Sullivan continued.

He reiterated that the US administration does not include F-16s into its list of priorities for Ukraine’s planned counter-offensive.

CNN reported on Friday that the administration of US President Joe Biden intends to authorize the transfer of F-16 fighter jets by its allies to Kiev.

According to the report, the White House is signaling to European allies that it does not intend to block the delivery of F-16 jets, as it is under constant pressure from the Congress and other countries. However, the report notes that the US administration is not currently aware of any official requests for the export of such aircraft, and US State Department officials have not yet received any order to draft the necessary documents for their transfer.