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Poland is ready to place all its MiG-29 fighter jets on the disposal of the US, the international ministry mentioned on Tuesday, amid a high-stakes debate over how one can help Ukraine within the wake of Russia’s invasion of its territory.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has appealed for Nato states to offer his nation with planes to bolster its capabilities and US officers have been discussing offering Poland with F-16s in alternate if it did so.
Polish officers have expressed reservations about taking any steps that would drag their nation into the warfare. However the international ministry mentioned that Warsaw was ready to ship its MiG-29 jets to the Ramstein air base in Germany “instantly and freed from cost” and put them on the disposal of the US authorities.
“On the similar time, Poland requests the USA to offer us with used plane with corresponding operational capabilities. Poland is able to instantly set up the circumstances of buy of the planes,” the international ministry mentioned in an announcement.
“The Polish Authorities additionally requests different Nato Allies — homeowners of MiG-29 jets — to behave in the identical vein.”
US secretary of state Antony Blinken mentioned on Sunday that the US was wanting “very actively” at supplying navy plane to Poland ought to Warsaw select to ship its personal to Ukraine. His remarks got here after intense stress from Zelensky, who mentioned that if Nato wouldn’t institute a no-fly zone over Ukraine, then it ought to present its air drive with fighter jets.
To facilitate this, Zelensky requested the US to provide Poland and different jap European allies F-16 fighter jets, enabling these international locations to then ship Russian-made warplanes to Ukraine. Ukrainian pilots want Russian-made plane as a result of these are the methods they’ve been skilled to fly.
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