US wary of deal to send fighter jets to Ukraine, despite Kyiv government pleas
- Under proposal, the U.S. would “backfill” countries who supply Ukraine with fighter jets.
- Ukraine has called for no-fly zones over its airspace, but the Biden administration says that has risks.
- U.S. analysts and international observers say Russia has significantly more warplanes than Ukraine.
For the past 13 days, Ukraine’s military, and its civilians, have fought invading Russian forces that have crossed their border by land and air.
Amid Russia’s aerial bombardment of Ukrainian cities, the Biden administration and its allies have been scrambling to provide the Kyiv government with more fighter jets to give it a fighting chance to stop the casualties.