The United States has rejected Poland’s offer to acquire MiG-29 fighter jets

According to the Associated Press, John Kerby, a spokesman for the US Department of Defense, said on Tuesday that Poland’s offer to deliver the fighters to Rammstein Air Base in Germany is a worrying prospect of their departure from a US-NATO base to fly into disputed airspace with Russia. In the war Ukraine has increased.

“We will continue to consult with Poland and other NATO allies on this issue and the difficult logistical challenges, but we believe that Poland’s proposal is not acceptable,” Kirby said in a statement. It is not clear to us that there is a fundamental reason for this.

A senior US diplomat called Poland’s request a surprise. “I do not think we have been consulted in advance that they intend to deliver these aircraft to us,” said Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland.

The Polish Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday that Warsaw was ready to deploy all its MiG-29 fighter jets at Rammstein Air Base to supply them freely to the United States.

The decision came after consultations between the Polish president and members of the government, and Poland reciprocally asked the United States to provide used aircraft with the relevant operational capabilities to Warsaw, the ministry said in a statement.