U.S. general calls on West to send fighter jets to Ukraine ‘as soon as possible'

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U.S. general calls on West to send fighter jets to Ukraine ‘as soon as possible'
He added that sending Soviet-era MiG fighters to Ukraine in the near term is the best “immediate solution.”


By LARA SELIGMAN

06/03/2022 03:51 PM EDT

The commanding general of the California National Guard is calling on U.S. and other Western officials to explore sending fighter jets to Ukraine “as soon as possible,” rekindling a longstanding request by Kyiv.

In a statement to POLITICO on Friday, Maj. Gen. David Baldwin, California National Guard adjutant general, also said sending Soviet-era MiG fighters in the near term is the best “immediate solution.”


“MiGs are the best immediate solution to support the Ukrainians, but U.S. or western fighters are options that should be explored as soon as possible,” Baldwin said.


The comments come a day after Baldwin told reporters that U.S. military officials are working with Ukrainian counterparts on Kyiv’s request to Western nations for fighter aircraft to help repel the Russian invasion.

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/03/u-s-general-west-should-send-jets-to-ukraine-asap-00037173#:~:text=The%20commanding%20general%20of%20the%20California%20National%20Guard,as%20possible%2C%E2%80%9D%20rekindling%20a%20longstanding%20request%20by%20Kyiv.

[Smokin Joe]

Did the MiGs from Poland ever get there?