Politico: “The switch would possibly had been imaginable if the deal used to be stored beneath wraps, however that was inconceivable after Josep Borrell, the EU’s overseas affairs and safety coverage leader, declared unequivocally to journalists on Feb. 27 that the bloc would supply Ukraine with fighter jets. The announcement got here as a surprise to many, U.S. and Eu officers mentioned, together with aides in Jap Eu capitals who was hoping to stay the switch quiet.”
“However the Ukrainian executive heard the proposal and ran with it, generating infographics claiming they have been about to obtain 70 used Russian fighter jets from Poland, Slovakia and Bulgaria. A Ukrainian executive legit informed Politico that Ukrainian pilots had even traveled to Poland to wrap up the deal and produce the planes again over the border.”
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