Kishinao- (AFP)- US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced on Sunday that his country is "working hard" to reach an agreement with Poland to provide Ukraine with warplanes..
"I cannot talk about a schedule, but I can say that we are dealing with it very active," he told reporters during a visit to Moldavia..
He added that the United States is holding "very active talks with Ukrainian officials (...) to obtain an updated evaluation of their needs.".
He continued, "With this evaluation, we are working to consider what we, the allies and partners can communicate" to enhance Kyiv's defenses against the Russian invasion.
The American minister stressed, "We are currently looking actively on the issue of aircraft that Poland can offer to Ukraine and how we will be able to compensate in the event that Poland decides to provide these planes.".
Several American media reported on Saturday that US officials spoke of a possible agreement, whereby Poland sends planes dating back to the Soviet era of Ukraine in exchange for Warsaw to obtain American F-16 fighters..
The economic and humanitarian price of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which started ten days ago, is worsening, while officials reported the killing of hundreds of civilians..Weapons, ammunition and money flowed to Ukraine from its Western allies.
The Wall Street Journal and the NBC network quoted a White House official as saying, "We are working with the Polish on this file and we consult with our other NATO allies.".
Kyiv Al -Gharb urges her to provide it with military assistance, including warplanes, to defend themselves against the Russian invasion.Ukrainian President Foludmir Zellinski specifically called on Eastern European countries to provide him with Russian -made aircraft that trained Ukrainian pilots to use them..
Zelinski called during a video contact with members of the US Congress on Saturday to increase funding and tighten economic sanctions against Russia, especially the ban on Russian oil and gas imports.
According to the newspaper "Wall Street Journal", which conveyed the statements of two participants in this call, the Ukrainian President asked fighters when the Republican leader of the Senate Mitch McConnell asked what he needs.
Members of Congress pledged to send ten billion dollars of aid to Ukraine.However, at this stage, the White House excluded the hypothesis of preventing Russian oil imports, for fear of high prices for American consumers, which are mainly affected by record inflation..
The Wall Street Journal reported that US officials mentioned a number of difficult practical issues, including handing over aircraft to Ukraine, and that the agreement will require the approval of the White House and move in Congress..
And the United States announced last week that it would supply Ukraine with military assistance of up to $ 350 million to help Kyiv fight the Russian invasion, which is the largest assistance in the history of the United States.
