US national security adviser Jake Sullivan said the US still does not support the idea of transferring Soviet-made warplanes to Ukraine via Germany. He made the related statement in an interview with the TV company. NBC.
“The only thing the US has expressed doubts about is sending warplanes from the US base in Germany,” Sullivan said.
In his opinion, if a country in Eastern Europe expresses a desire to send MiG-29 or other Soviet-made aircraft to Kiev, it will be their decision.
Sullivan also noted that the American side did not announce that it would send planes from Germany.
Formerly The Wall Street Journal WroteUS President Joe Biden personally banned the transfer of Polish MiG-29s to Ukraine. According to the publication, the American leader vetoed the delivery of these planes in order not to provoke Russian President Vladimir Putin and to prevent escalation of tensions.
Former reportedUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appealed to members of the US congress with a request to expand the list of weapons supplied to Ukraine. Members of Congress proposed the option to procure light MiG-29 fighters and Su-25 attack aircraft from Poland – in return, Poland could receive F-16 fighters from the USA.
Kyiv continues impulse NATO member states will supply the Ukrainian armed forces with weapons and military equipment. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said the country’s allies should “put aside their doubts and reluctance and provide the state with everything they need”.