“I don’t understand why we’re not doing it. We initially gave it a green light,” the Senator said Sunday.
Senator Rob Portman questioned Sunday why the U.S. scrapped Poland’s proposal to transfer MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, stating that he believes the move is essential for the ongoing war effort. Portman, a Republican from Ohio, who co-chairs the Senate ‘s Ukraine caucus, told CNN ‘s State of the Union 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. “We have given them helicopters. As recently as January, we provided them U.S. military 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.
