China News Service, March 9th, a comprehensive report, on March 8th local time, Poland announced that the country has decided to hand over all MiG-29 fighter jets to the United States.
Regarding Poland's proposal to hand over the MiG-29 fighter jets to the United States and possibly deliver them to Ukraine, a Pentagon spokesman said the Pentagon rejected the proposal, calling it "untenable."
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According to the "Wall Street Journal", Poland announced on March 8 that it has decided to hand over all MiG-29 fighter jets to the United States.
The Polish government said the planes were "ready for deployment and will be available free of charge".
The Polish foreign ministry said in a statement that the planes would be flown to the U.S. Air Force Base Ramstein in Germany for distribution by the U.S. military.
According to US media, this means that the US government can then provide these weapons to Ukraine.
In addition, the Polish government called on other NATO countries with MiG-29 fighters to follow its example, and asked the United States to provide Poland with second-hand fighter jets to fill the combat capability it lost by supplying the MiG fighters.
According to the latest news from CNN, Pentagon spokesman Kirby said that the Pentagon rejected Poland's proposal to hand over MiG-29 fighter jets to the United States and possibly deliver them to Ukraine, calling the proposal "untenable". foot".
Kirby said in a statement that the Pentagon was in contact with the Polish government on the issue, but the Polish proposal showed the "complexity" of moving the jets to Ukraine.
"We don't know at all whether there is a substantive justification for doing this," he said. "We will continue to consult with Poland and other NATO allies on this issue and the logistical difficulties it presents, but we believe Poland's proposal Unstoppable."