Worried of 'high risk,' US nixes Polish jet offer to Ukraine
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The Pentagon on Wednesday conclusively rejected as too "high risk" a plan to transfer fighter jets from Poland to Kyiv to battle Russian forces, pouring
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The deal would involve Warsaw transferring its Soviet-era MiG-29 planes to Kyiv—and the U.S. is in talks to replace those jets with American-made F-16s.
As Ukraine struggles to retain control of the airspace over their own country, the U.S. is preparing to offer assurances to Poland that fighter jets it transfers to Ukraine will be replaced with U.S. aircraft.
Warsaw looks to send MiG-29s to American base in Germany in exchange for used F-16s, but Pentagon fears it may be seen as actively entering war, risking a larger fight with Russia
The Pentagon has rejected Poland's offer to send its MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine via a US airbase in Germany. Kyiv has pleaded repeatedly for the Soviet-era warplanes to counter Russia's significant air power.
Poland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the country plans to deliver all of its Soviet-era fighter jets to a U.S. Air Force base in Germany.
The Pentagon came out against efforts to craft a deal to give Soviet-era fighter jets to Ukraine, casting the idea as a high-risk, low-reward proposition.
As US Vice President Kamala Harris visits, Poland has said it is only ready to supply fighter jets to Ukraine as part of a NATO initiative. Washington had earlier rejected a proposal to pass Polish planes on to Kyiv.
Germany and the US have both said sending Polish MiG fighters to Ukraine would be an escalatory step. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy has pleaded with NATO to provide more firepower.
The US State Department on Thursday ruled out proposals to send MiG fighter jets to Ukraine via an American base, saying Kyiv's efforts to repel the Russian invasion would be better served by the sup…
The Pentagon on Wednesday conclusively rejected as too "high risk" a plan to transfer fighter jets from Poland to Kyiv to battle Russian forces, pouring
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