The United States has rejected Poland’s proposal to transfer MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, following Russia military operation in Ukraine.
Poland proposed the jets be transferred to the US who would, in turn, deliver them to Ukraine.
However, the Pentagon described such move as not “tenable.”
Press Secretary for the United States Department of Defense, John Kirby, said in a statement that “It is simply not clear to us that there is a substantive rationale for it.
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“We will continue to consult with Poland and our other NATO allies about this issue and the difficult logistical challenges it presents, but we do not believe Poland’s proposal is a tenable one.”
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The Polish Foreign Ministry, in a statement had proposed sending all of their MiG-29s to the US Air Force’s Ramstein Air Base in Germany.
Reacting, Kirby said that the plan was “too risky” and insisted that the US and NATO would not want to involve outrightly in the conflict between the alliance and Russia.
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