The Pentagon on Wednesday slammed the door on a surprise offer from Poland to transfer planes to NATO by handing them off at a U.S. base in Germany.
of Poland's MiG fighter jets to the Ukrainians to fight the Russian invasion, a sign the Defense Department's rejection of the offer may be running into steep resistance on Capitol Hill.
“Enough talk. People are dying,” Romney said at a press conference on Capitol Hill. “Send them the planes they need.” Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said it's hard to see the destruction — especially the Russian airstrike on a maternity hospital — and be opposed to providing the Ukrainians"with these essential aircraft.”
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