The swift US rejection of a plan to get fighter jets into Ukraine reveals the challenges of assisting without triggering a wider war with Russia.
The negotiations fell apart almost as quickly as they came together.Poland's announcement on Tuesday that it was ready to provide MiG fighter jets to Ukraine via a US Air Force base in Germany caught the US off-guard. By Wednesday morning, US and Polish officials were still discussing the prospect of providing fighter jets to Ukraine, an administration official told CNN.
Ukraine's first lady emerges as a staunch defender of her nation on social mediaEarlier on Wednesday, Blinken -- who had said on Sunday that the US was working with Polish officials to transfer the planes to Ukraine and"backfill" with US jets -- said that the US was continuing to consult with Poland and other NATO allies on how to provide fighter jets to Ukraine.
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