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The United States rejects Poland’s plan to deliver jets to Ukraine
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Pentagon rejects Poland proposal to send fighter jets to Ukraine via Germany
The Pentagon has rejected a proposal by Poland to send MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine via a US air base in Germany.
Poland would offer Soviet-era MiG-29 fighters to be sent to the US base in Ramstein, Germany, with the planes eventually being delivered to Ukraine. The Polish Air Force would then have received F-16 fighters as replacements.
“We will continue to consult with Poland and our other NATO allies on this issue and the difficult logistical challenges it presents, but we do not believe that Poland’s proposal is valid,” said Pentagon spokesman John Kirby.
Kirby said the flight from a US base “into Russian-disputed airspace over Ukraine raises serious concerns for the entire NATO alliance.”
Summary of events in the Ukraine-Russia crisis on Tuesday
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said that the situation at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is “deteriorating” as they have been on full duty for almost two weeks since Russian forces took control of the area.
Coca-Cola and Pepsi have said they have suspended operations in Russia. Earlier, McDonalds also suspended its operation.
The Russian military says it will offer a 10 a.m. ceasefire Wednesday. Moscow time (0700 UTC) to allow civilians to escape from four Ukrainian cities.
Ukraine has accused Russia of attacking a humanitarian corridor for civilians to leave the southern port of Mariupol.
The Polish Foreign Ministry has said it is “ready” to deliver MiG-29 aircraft to the US Ramstein air base in Germany, with the planes finally being delivered to Ukraine.
The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy received applause from British legislators after his speech in the House of Commons via video link.
The United States and the United Kingdom have announced bans on Russian oil imports. Shell also says it will stop buying Russian oil and gas.
U.S. intelligence officials have estimated that between 2,000 and 4,000 Russian soldiers have been killed since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, well below the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry’s claim that 12,000 “Russian occupying forces” had been killed.
sdi / wd (AP, AFP, Reuters, dpa)
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