'I don't understand why we're not doing it. We initially gave it a green light,' the Senator said Sunday.
that he is unsure why the U.S. is afraid to send fighter aircraft when it already sent other equipment, such as helicopters and Stinger anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine.helicopters," he stated."Those are directly from the United States. In this case, this would be Poland providing these airplanes, which are Soviet-style planes. There are also two other countries, Slovakia and Bulgaria, that have these airplanes. What we have heard directly from the Ukrainians is they want them badly.
The senator also rejected the notion that sending fighter jets could escalate tensions with Russia leading to a further conflict in the area.has said that the sanctions are an act of war. They certainly complained when we provided Stingers directly from the U.S. government, which can knock down an airplane and have been successful in doing that at lower altitudes," he said during the interview.
Senator Rob Portman questioned on Sunday the U.S. decision not to transfer fighter jets from Poland to aid Ukraine. Above, Portman speaks in Washington, DC, on February 1.
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