- As US rejects Polish fighter-jet plan
Foreigners travelling to Ukraine to fight against the Russian invasion will be given Ukrainian citizenship, according to comments on television by First Deputy Interior Minister, Yevhen Yenin.
A popular news site, Ukrinform, quoted Yenin as saying on a phone-in programme: “If such persons from among foreign citizens are interested in obtaining Ukrainian citizenship, our legislation provides for such an opportunity.”
Reports indicate that thousands of people have already travelled to fight in Ukraine against the Russian army’s invasion of the East European nation.
US Kicks Over Fighter Jet Plan
As the war enters its 14th day, a Polish plan to provide fighter jets to Ukraine will not go ahead as after the US government described it as “not tenable”.
Polish Foreign Minister, Zbigniew Rau, had previously said his government was “ready to deploy – immediately and free of charge – all their MiG-29 jets to the Ramstein airbase and place them at the disposal of the government of the United States of America”.
However, the US Department of Defence said the prospect of the jets departing from the base “to fly into airspace that is contested with Russia over Ukraine raises serious concerns for the entire NATO alliance”.
Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said the plan was “not tenable”. We will continue to consult with Poland and our other NATO allies about this issue and the difficult logistical challenges it presents, but we do not believe Poland’s proposal is a tenable one.”
