Amid disputes over fighter jets for Ukraine, US Vice President arrives in Warsaw

10 March 2022, 09:58 | Peace
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US Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Warsaw on the evening of March 9 as part of a two-day visit to Poland and Romania to discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the impact of the war on the region.. At the same time, the visit takes place against the backdrop of a discussion on the need to transfer fighter aircraft to Ukraine..

According to Radio Liberty, on Thursday, March 10, Kamala Harris is scheduled to meet with Polish President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, as well as with Ukrainians who fled the war to Poland.. On March 11, Harris will meet with Romanian President Klaus Iogannis in Bucharest..

According to preliminary data, the US vice president plans to use visits to Poland and Romania to emphasize the US commitment to NATO and the need to continue humanitarian and military assistance to Ukraine.

At the same time, White House press secretary Jen Psaki noted the day before that Harris's visit does not concern the aircraft case, which will be decided by "

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Recall that the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky appealed to the allies of the call to provide Ukraine with military aircraft for defense.



Later, the Polish Foreign Ministry announced that it was ready to deploy its MiG-29 aircraft at the Ramstein airbase in Germany and transfer them to the United States.. However, the United States rejected Poland's offer to transfer fighter jets to Ukraine and said it did not consider the Polish offer reasonable..

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki stressed on March 9 that Poland's support for Ukraine is defensive in nature and that any decision to provide Ukraine with MiG-29 aircraft would be made by the US and NATO..




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