U.S. military officials are discussing with Ukrainian counterparts the possibility of providing Ukraine with fighter planes to counter the war with Russia. This is reported by the publication Politico, referring to the commander of the California National Guard, General David Baldwin..

In an interview with Politico, the US military said that the parties should speed up the process of providing Ukraine with Soviet-made fighter jets that are in service in other European countries, as well as modern American aircraft..

“MiGs are the best immediate solution to support the Ukrainians, but American or Western fighters are also options that should be explored as soon as possible..

There is a lot of good in the fact that they are interested in MiGs, since they have already studied them, but if they are going to use Western-style aircraft, this is a matter of discussion regarding the number, types and capabilities of aircraft that may be available now, ”Baldwin said..

The American general noted that the main question that the Pentagon is now solving is which fighters will be the most effective for Ukraine at the moment..

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Earlier, US President Joe Biden expressed hope that Russia's war against Ukraine would be resolved through negotiations..