CHISINAU, Moldova — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the United States is “working actively” on a deal with Poland to supply Ukraine with jets.
“Can’t speak to a timeline but I can just say we’re looking at it very, very actively,” he tells reporters during a visit to Moldova.
Blinken says the US is “in very active conversation with Ukrainian officials… to get an up-to-the-minute assessment of their needs.”
“As we get that assessment, we are working on seeing what we and allies and partners can deliver” to bolster Kyiv’s defenses against the Russian invasion, he says.
“We are looking actively now at the question of airplanes that Poland may provide to Ukraine and looking at how we might be able to backfill should Poland decide to supply those planes.”
Multiple US news outlets reported yesterday that US officials told them of the possible deal, in which Poland would send Soviet-era aircraft to Ukraine in return for American F-16 fighter jets.
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