.@SecBlinken: The U.S. has given the “green light” to NATO countries if they choose to provide fighter jets to Ukraine, one day after President Zelensky made a plea to members of Congress to provide them during a Saturday Zoom call. https://t.co/liDkdNCAFI pic.twitter.com/3vHqk6YzQe
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) March 6, 2022
Politico: White House weighs 3-way deal to get fighter jets to Ukraine
Poland wants to donate its old MiGs to Ukraine. But there’s a catch — it needs U.S. jets.
The U.S. remains in discussions with poland to potentially backfill their fleet of fighter planes if Warsaw decides to transfer its used MiG-29s to Ukraine, four U.S. officials tell POLITICO.
The ongoing talks, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pleads with Congress for help, underscore the frantic push to find weapons to equip Ukrainian forces as they continue to fight off the massive Russian invasion.
As poland weighed sending its warplanes to Ukraine last week, Warsaw asked the White House if the Biden administration could guarantee it would provide them with U.S.-made fighter jets to fill the gap.
The White House said it would look into the matter. The Biden administration didn’t oppose the Polish government giving Kyiv the MiGs, which could potentially escalate tensions between NATO and Moscow. Poland, for now, has held on to its fighter jets.
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WNU Editor: Russian President Putin has made it very clear that if fighter jets enter Ukraine from a foreign country, that country will be considered to be an active participant in the war. I do not think Putin is bluffing, and neither do the Poles …. Poland Still Isn’t Interested In Transferring Its MiG-29s To Ukraine (Warzone/The Drive).
Update: The U.S. and poland are not on the same page. Poland has made it official (see below):
‼️FAKE NEWS‼️
Unfortunately you are spreading misinformation with quotation from 27/02/22.Poland won’t send its fighter jets to #Ukraine as well as allow to use its airports. We significantly help in many other areas.https://t.co/wjNOgh97JT
— Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland (@PremierRP_en) March 6, 2022
Will Poland Send Its Old Mig-29 Fighter Jets To Ukraine
NATO countries have ‘green light’ to send fighter jets to Ukraine, Blinken says — FOX News
Poland has not yet made decision on transfer of fighter jets to Ukraine — Ukrinform
US and Poland are in talks to deliver Soviet-era planes to Ukraine as Zelensky pleads for fighter jets — Business Insider
Source: Will Poland Send Its Old Mig-29 Fighter Jets To Ukraine?
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