The supply of aircraft to Ukraine could put Poland in the line of fire. At the same time, Great Britain will support Poland if it decides to provide Ukraine with combat aircraft.
British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace stated in an interview with Sky News.
"We will protect Poland, help them in everything they need. Poland realizes that this decision will not only help Ukraine directly, which is good, but it can also bring it to the line of fire from countries such as Russia or Belarus", - Wallace said.
"I would support the Poles and whatever decision they make", - he said, adding that the United Kingdom would increase weapon supplies to Ukraine, but could not supply fighter aircraft because "it does not have this type of fighters used by the Ukrainian Air Force."
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It should be recalled that Ukraine is asking Western partners to shut airspace or provide us with aircraft and air defense equipment to protect civilians from Russian missiles and aircraft. In particular, Ukraine wants to get Soviet-made aircraft used by the Polish Armed Forces.
White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said yesterday that the United States does not refuse Poland in transferring its planes to Ukraine and does not block such step, but the decision must be made by the Polish authorities.