WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland said Thursday it plans to give Ukraine about a dozen MiG\u002D29 fighter jets, which would make it the first NATO member to fulfill…
The government in neighboring NATO member Germany appeared caught off guard by Duda’s announcement.
“There’s no change in our view with respect to fighter aircraft at this time,” White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said. “That is our sovereign decision. That is where we are, other nations can speak to their own” decisions.Article content The debate over whether to provide non-NATO member Ukraine with fighter jets started last year, but NATO allies expressed concern about escalating the alliance’s role in the war. The hesitation continued even as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made increasingly vocal pleas for Western supporters to share their warplanes.
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