charles cobb chan is a senior fellow at the council on foreign relations and washington dc. and here are his thoughts on whether the f sixteens could change the course of the war. or i don't think it's a game changer in part because of the timeline. it takes many months to train ukrainians on f. 16 fighters. they haven't found these kinds of advanced western systems before. the pentagon said a month ago that it might take as long as 18 months. perhaps it could be done work quickly. but clearly these are not aircraft, they're going to be in the fight in this coming offensive one that we expect to be launched sometime in the next few weeks. so my best guess is the provision of these aircraft is really about the long term capability of ukraine. and its ability to deter russia, looking forward as charles coach and senior fellow at the council on foreign relations in washington, dc. speaking to us earlier today, let's not take a look at some other stories making headlines around the world. a helicopter is crashed in northern italy as authority, struggle to deal with a worst flood

charles cobb chan, easy senior fellow of the council on foreign relations in washington dc. i asked him where the f 16 school changed the costs of the war as i don't think it's a game changer. in part because of the timeline, it takes many months to train ukrainians on f. 16 fighters. they haven't found these kinds of advanced western systems before. the pentagon said a month ago that it might take as long as 18 months. perhaps it could be done work quickly, but clearly these are not aircraft. they're going to be in the fight in this coming offensive one that we expect to be launched sometime in the next few weeks. so my best guess is the provision of these aircraft is really about the long term capability of ukraine and its ability to deter russia looking forward. meanwhile, russia is wanting that supplying the fights a jets car is huge versus showed that the genuine concerns about this could lead to further escalation as no question that further escalation has been in the minds of president biden and his european counterparts from the beginning. and that's why little by li