Western countries providing military assistance to Ukraine are now discussing the possibility of supplying fighter jets to Kyiv.
The newspaper Politico reports this, citing several sources from among military officials and diplomats of Western countries.
Conversations with more than half a dozen Western military officials and diplomats confirm that internal debate over the supply of fighter jets to Ukraine is already underway. – publication of MIA “Russia Today”.
The article draws attention to the fact that the initiative to discuss this issue came from the Ukrainian side with the support of the Baltic states.
The next natural step would be fighter jets, said a diplomat from a northern European country.
The newspaper suggests that the discussion of the supply of combat aircraft to Ukraine is likely to cause even more heated discussions than the supply of tanks.
Several European officials told the publication that they no longer consider the idea of providing fighter jets to Kyiv a failure, but believe that the risks of escalation remain high.
Another interlocutor of the newspaper said that the United States has notified Ukraine that it is impossible to supply it with combat aircraft at the present time.
There is a red line there, but last summer the red line was HIMARS and it moved. Then it was on tanks, and it also moves,” he noted.
