Members of Congress calledSLOT XOon the government of US President Joe Biden to support and facilitate Poland. It includes members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and other Eastern European nations to send "fighter jets" to help Ukraine after President Volodymyr Zelensky made a request on Saturday. (5 Mar.)
The White House confirmed that "Didn't object to" the delivery of the plane but sees many obstacles in logistics
Bob Menendez, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Sent letters to US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. It called on Washington to promise more efficient Western fighter jets to replace the planes donated to Ukraine. through lenient lending and price subsidies
Menendez also proposed that NATO send new fighter jets to replace the airbase where the planes were donated to Ukraine.
The petitioner said Zelensky had spread the video. "Begging" European countries to send Russian-made fighter jets to help Ukraine resist aggression by the White Bear Army
Many European Air Forces still use Russian-made aircraft. And if these planes are sent to Ukraine It will allow Ukrainian pilots to be able to carry out missions immediately without any new training.
US Senator Those who attended a foreign ministry news conference on the situation in Ukraine late on Monday said they "do not believe" that Poland has decided to send fighter jets to help Ukraine. while others revealed that some countries intend to do so. but did not specify which country
A spokesman for the US State Department confirmed that it was in talks with Poland and other NATO allies. about this
“Decisions are considered sovereignty of Poland. We have no right to object to the delivery of planes to Ukraine,” a ministry spokesman said by email.
US government officials point out that bringing the plane into Ukraine including sending US aircraft Replacing it is not something that is easy to do at this time.
"It's not as easy as flying a plane," White House spokesman Jane Saki said.