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The US has turned down Poland's offer to supply Ukraine with Russian-made fighter fighters.

 (Reuters) – WASHINGTON, March 8 (Reuters) – On Tuesday, the US rejected an unexpected request by NATO ally Poland to move its Russian-made MiG-29 fighter planes to a US station in Germany in order to bolster Ukraine's air force in the face of invading Russian forces.

The US has attempted to expedite the delivery of weaponry to Ukraine. However, sending combat aircraft into a conflict zone from NATO territory "raises major concerns for the whole NATO alliance," according to the Pentagon.

NATO has stated that it does not want to engage in direct conflict with Russia, a fellow nuclear-armed power, and President Joe Biden has ruled out sending US troops into Ukraine to fight, a decision that the Pentagon has stated would apply to troops on the ground as well as those flying missions in the air.


The Pentagon's spokesman, John Kirby, said of Poland's plan, "It is simply not obvious to us that there is a real basis for it."


"We will continue to confer with Poland and other NATO members on this problem and the tremendous logistical issues it poses, but we do not believe Poland's plan is viable."

On Tuesday, Poland's foreign ministry declared that it was ready to deploy its MiG-29 fighter fighters to Germany's Ramstein Air Base and make them available to the US. It advised the alliance's other members with similar aircraft to do the same.


The Polish plan surprised the US, according to the US State Department's No. 3 official.


Victoria Nuland, State Department Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, said before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, "To my knowledge, it was not pre-consulted with us that they meant to provide us these planes."

Adrian Rojek, a Polish Air Force MiG-29 pilot, performs during the Radom Air Show on August 23, 2015 at an airport in Radom, Poland. REUTERS/File photo/Kacper Pempel

The standoff raises doubts about the practicality of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's request for European countries to deliver Russian-made jets, which he emphasized in a video chat with US legislators on Saturday.


Members of Congress in the United States are pressuring the Biden administration to expedite the delivery of military supplies to Ukraine.


Poland's declaration, on the other hand, might be a reflection of its own sensitivity.


Poland is providing defensive armaments to Ukraine, but has stated that it would not deploy fighter planes since it is not a direct party to the war between Ukraine and Russia, which is not a NATO partner.

Russia's military minister warned this week that nations providing airfields to Ukraine in exchange for strikes on Russia might be considered combatants.


The primary challenge, according to Nuland, was determining what Poland's urgent requirements would be given its proximity to the war.


"Poland - the NATO alliance provides them with complete air security. The most pressing issue is determining what Poland's urgent requirements are in the context of being a conflict's neighbor "she stated


Separately, the US military said that two Patriot missile batteries will be moved to Poland to "prevent any possible danger to US and Allied soldiers and NATO territory."


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