Ukraine Pushes for Western Fighter Jets After Tank Deals

Ukraine Pushes for Western Fighter Jets After Tank Deals
French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu (center R) and Ukrainian Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov pose during Reznikov's official visit at the French defense ministry in Paris on Jan. 31, 2023. Julie Sebadelha, Pool via AP
The Associated Press
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KYIV, Ukraine—Ukraine won support Tuesday from Baltic nations and Poland in its quest to obtain Western fighter jets, but there were no signs that larger nations like the United States and Britain have changed their stance of refusing to provide warplanes to Kyiv after almost a year of battling Russia’s invading forces.

“Ukraine needs fighter jets ... missiles, tanks. We need to act,” Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu said in the Latvian capital of Riga at a news conference with his Baltic and Polish colleagues. Those countries, which lie on NATO’s eastern flank, feel especially threatened by Russia and have been the leading advocates for providing military aid.