Antony Blinken said NATO countries have the “green light” to provide Ukraine with additional jet planes as lawmakers on Capitol Hill urged President Biden to increase military aid and ban Russian oil imports.
, the administration opened the door to a ban. “We are now talking to our European partners and allies to look in a coordinated way at the prospect of banning the import of Russian oil while making sure that there is still an appropriate supply of oil on world markets,” Blinken toldJeanne Shaheenfor the U.S. to help “expedite the urgent transfer of aircraft to the Ukrainian Air Force” from other Eastern European countries.
. “However, the costs of their bravery have been high and the size of their aircraft fleet has diminished. The Ukrainian Air Force is in dire need of additional aircraft to replace combat losses and continue defending the skies over Ukraine.” Blinken said Sunday in anthat such a deal currently being discussed, noting that NATO countries have the “green light” to send fighter jets to Ukraine.
The U.S. and NATO are in the midst of a dangerous balancing act: trying to support Ukraine against the Russian offensive while preventing any further escalations. Putin has already made nuclear threats, ordering Russia's nuclear forces to be on high alert, and made clear he's willing to expand the theater of war beyond Ukraine.
over the weekend would amount to a declaration of war: “That very second, we will view them as participants of the military conflict,” Putin warned Saturday, “and it would not matter what members they are.” According to a, U.S. and Europe officials are concerned that even the act of sending fighter jets to Ukraine could push Putin to retaliate and expand the conflict.
This careful maneuvering comes as Putin, who appears increasingly frustrated by Ukraine’s formidable resistance, ramps up his siege, including with even more
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