By — News Desk News Desk Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-white-house-press-secretary-jen-psaki-holds-news-briefing-27 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki says U.S. won’t stop Poland from sending fighter jets to Ukraine Politics Updated on Mar 7, 2022 4:34 PM EDT — Published on Mar 7, 2022 1:45 PM EDT White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the U.S. is “not preventing or blocking or discouraging Poland” from sending Soviet-era fighter jets to Ukraine. Watch the briefing stream in the video player above. In a private video call with American lawmakers over the weekend, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a “desperate” plea to the United States to help Kyiv get more warplanes to fight Russia’s invasion and retain control of its airspace. The U.S. is inclined to support the request under which Poland would send a number of Soviet-era fighter jets to Ukraine and would receive F-16 fighters from the United States to make up for the loss. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — News Desk News Desk
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the U.S. is “not preventing or blocking or discouraging Poland” from sending Soviet-era fighter jets to Ukraine. Watch the briefing stream in the video player above. In a private video call with American lawmakers over the weekend, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a “desperate” plea to the United States to help Kyiv get more warplanes to fight Russia’s invasion and retain control of its airspace. The U.S. is inclined to support the request under which Poland would send a number of Soviet-era fighter jets to Ukraine and would receive F-16 fighters from the United States to make up for the loss. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now