The Department of Defense on Wednesday explained its reasoning for rejecting Poland’s recent offer to transfer MiG-29 fighter jets into U.S. custody for delivery to Ukraine, describing the proposal as “high risk.”⁠

“The intelligence community has assessed that the transfer of MiG-29s to Ukraine may be mistaken as escalatory and could result in significant Russian reaction that might increase the prospects of a military escalation with NATO,” Defense Department spokesman John Kirby said at a press briefing. Kirby said the risk of provoking direct conflict with Russia was just one of the reasons for the Pentagon’s decision, adding that the department has also assessed that the Ukrainian air force has little to gain in its fight against Russia from the transfer of MiG-29s, compared to other types of weapons, such as anti-armor and air defense systems.⁠

The Polish government on Tuesday announced what U.S. officials have described as a surprise plan to send 28 of its fighter jets to a U.S. Air Force base in Germany so that they could then be transferred to Ukraine. As Ukraine’s neighbor to the west, Poland is concerned about the potential for Russia to invade other parts of Eastern Europe. By sending its fighter jets to the U.S., instead of directly to Ukraine, it seemed that Poland was looking to help Ukraine’s defense against Russia without placing itself directly in the middle of the conflict. Russia’s defense ministry has warned that other countries that provide airfields for Ukraine to launch attacks on Russia could be perceived as having entered the conflict.⁠

Over the weekend, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken suggested the U.S. would support a plan by Poland to send fighter jets to Ukraine, but the proposal to do so by first transferring the aircraft into U.S. custody was quickly nixed.⁠

“We need to be careful about every decision we make so that we aren’t making the potential for escalation worse,” Kirby said Wednesday.⁠

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✍️ : Yahoo News⁠
📸 : AP News⁠



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15 COMMENTS

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  4. Look
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    @POTUS also @NATO do not support all civilians #Ukrainians in #Ukraine 🇺🇦
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    How ill-intentioned @potus @joebiden @nato !!
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  5. BLAH,….. BLAH,…… BLAH
    LOOK, I TOTALLY AGREE WITH @ZelenskyyUa because he is right 💯
    @POTUS @NATO are the most hypocritical, selfish people in the world !
    How ill-intentioned they !
    Heartless!
    What discrimination @potus @joebiden @nato !!
    #HumanRightsViolations as Civil #Ukranians 🇺🇦
    #Resign @jensstoltenberg NOW !👏👏👏
    #ResignNato Act Now!!👏👏

  6. Good! I’m all for helping Ukraine, but not in a way that creates high nuclear risk to the USA! Let the EU do that, or Poland.

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