In a private video call with American lawmakers over the weekend, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a “desperate” plea to the United States to help Kyiv get more warplanes to fight Russia's invasion and retain control of its airspace.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Washington has given a “green light” to the idea and is currently “very, very actively” looking at a proposal under which Ukraine's neighbor Poland would supply Kyiv with Soviet-era fighters and in turn receive American F-16s to make up for their loss.
Ukrainian pilots would be able to fly MiGs right away, but Poland isn't eager to lose significant amounts of its air force without replacements. U.S.-made F-16s are becoming the mainstay of Poland's air force as it modernizes its military.Blinken has said there is a “green light” for Poland to send planes to Ukraine.
Meanwhile, Poland has been supportive of Ukraine both politically, supporting it's territorial integrity and sovereignty, and on a humanitarian level, opening its border to refugees from the non-EU country.Despite its supportive stance toward Ukraine in its struggle, Warsaw is facing a crucial and challenging decision regarding making its planes available to Ukraine.
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