White House weighs 3-way deal to get fighter jets to Ukraine

March 08, 2022

Discussions between Warsaw and Washington are still underway, though authorization for new, replacement fighter jets to Poland could take a long time. “We are working with the Poles on this issue and consulting with the rest of our NATO allies,” a White House spokesperson told POLITICO. “Poland won’t send its fighter jets to #Ukraine as well as allow to use its airports. The White House has “in no way opposed Poland transferring planes to Ukraine,” the spokesperson added, pointing out how difficult an operation it would be to get the planes into Ukraine. After Zelenskyy’s impassioned Zoom call with senators on Saturday, during which he urged the U.S. to send planes, drones and Stinger missiles to Ukraine and impose oil sanctions on Russia, Sens.