Harris heads to Poland amid turbulence over jets for Ukraine

“The vice president’s trip to Poland and to Europe is part of our effort to show our strong support for our NATO allies and partners, the security assistance they’ve been providing, their role in accepting and welcoming refugees from Ukraine,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said.

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25 News ,Texas ,Texas News ,Vice President Kamala Harris Trip To Warsaw Thank Poland For Taking In Hundreds Of Thousands Ukrainians Fleeing Russias Invasion Took An Unexpected Turn Before She Even Left Washington Ll Be Parachuting Into The Middle Diplomatic Turbulence Over Fighter Jets Polish Government On Tuesday Came Out Witha Plan Transfer Its Russian Made Planes Toa Us Military Base Germany ,Ith The Expectation That Planes Would Then Be Handed Over To Ukrainian Pilots Trying Fend Off Russian Forces In Turn ,He Us Would Supply Poland With Made Jets Corresponding Capabilities But The Poles Didnt Run That Idea Past Biden Administration Before Going Public It ,Nd The Pentagon Quickly Dismissed Idea As Not Tenable Warplanes Flying Froma Us And Nato Base Into Airspace Contested With Russia Would Raise Risk Of War Expanding Beyond Ukraine Polands Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki On Wednesday Stressed That Support To Has Been Defensive Any Decision Whether Make Mig 29 Planes Available Be Up Then Only If All Nations Agreed Poland Is Nota Side In This ,She Said ,Redding ,Ucha Serious Decision Like Handing Over Planes Must Be Unanimous And Unequivocally Taken By All Of The North Atlantic Alliance Plane Issue Provideda Rare Moment Disharmony In What Has Beena Largely United Effort Nato Allies To Assist Ukraine Without Getting Embroiled Ina Wider War With Russia It Meant Harris Was Flying Into Fractious Terrain Wednesday As She Opensa Two Day Visit Poland Romania Tries Patch Things Up This Fighter Jet Situation Isa Messy Deal ,Nd Harris Will Have To Go There And Smooth Things Out ,Aid Daniel Fried ,Ho Served As Us Ambassador To Poland For President Bill Clinton And Wasa Senior Adviser In The Georgew Bush Barack Obama Administrations Theres Plenty Of Discussion On Way Ahead That Needs Be Had With Poles Is Better Have An Person Conversation Harris Expected Continue Talks About Getting Fighter Jets Ukrainians During Her Visit Warsaw ,Ccording Toa Senior Administration Official Who Previewed The Trip On Condition Of Anonymity Matter Remainsa Priority To Biden ,He Official Added Harris Is Slated To Meet On Thursday With Polish President Andrzej Sebastian Duda And Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki As Well Ukrainians Who Have Fled Poland She Ll Also Canadian Justin Trudeau While In Warsaw Has Been Europe This Week Meeting Ukraine Allies Will Travel Friday Bucharest ,Here Shes To Meet Romanian President Klaus Iohannis The Vice Also Is Expected Use Meetings In Poland And Romania Underscore Us Commitment Nato Alliance Need For Continued Humanitarian Military Assistance Ukraine She Ll Highlight Allies Continue Their Close Coordination Biden Has Applauded Other Eastern European Countries Stepping Up Midst Of Whats Become An Enormous Crisis That Only Growing Some 2 Million People Have Fled ,Nd More Than Half Of The Refugees Have Arrived In Poland Biden On Tuesday Said He Was Committed To Helping Ukraines Neighbors Assist Has Deployed 4 ,700 Additional Us Troops To Poland Bolster The Defense Of Eastern Flank Nato Allyi Ve Made It Clear That United States Will Share In Responsibility Caring For Refugees So Costs Do Not Fall Entirely On European Countries Bordering Ukraine ,Iden Said He Had Been Looking To Congress Passa 14 Billion Aid Package Assist Ukraine And Its Eastern European Allies Hours After Biden Spoke ,Oland Blindsided The White House With Its Proposal Victoria Nuland ,Undersecretary Of State For Political Affairs ,Old The Senate Foreign Relations Committee That She Saw Polish Governments Announcement As Was Driving To Capitol Hill Testify Sen Chris Murphy ,D Conn Called It Curious For Poland To Announce Its Plan Without Alerting Us First Secretary Of State Antony Blinken Did Say On Sunday That The Was Working With Plans Supply Ukraine Fighter Jets And Backfill Polands Needs Polish Government ,Owever ,Ade Clear That It Would Not Send Its Fighter Jets Directly To Ukraine Or Allow Airports Be Used Polands Idea Of Transferring Migs The Us Did Come Up During Talks With Blinken ,Ccording Toa Us Official Familiar With The Talks ,Ho Spoke On The Condition Of Anonymity To Discuss Delicate Matter ,Aid White House Officials Did Not Think The Proposal Would Easily Solve Logistical Challenges Of Providing Aircraft To Ukraine And Questioned Logic Transferring Planes Toa Major Nato Base In Germany Only Move Them Back Eastern Europe President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Has Been Pleading For Imposea No Fly Zone Over Or Provide With Fighter Jets Nixed Idea ,Aying Sucha Move Would Lead To The Biggest Conflict In Europe Since World War Ii And Spread Further Rep Michael Mccaul Of Texas ,He Top Republican On The House Foreign Affairs Committee ,Aid Late Tuesday He Hoped The Administration Could Work Outa Better Agreement With Poland And Give Them Assurances That We Will Deliver Fighter Jets Mccaul Also Said More Lethal Drones Be Another Option To Help Provide Air Power Ukrainians Harris Traveled Munich Security Conference Last Month Rally European Allies In Days Ahead Of Invasion She Met Zelenskyy Other Officials Vice Presidents Trip Europe Is Part Our Effort Show Strong Support For Nato Partners ,He Security Assistance They Ve Been Providing ,Heir Role In Accepting And Welcoming Refugees From Ukraine ,Hite House Press Secretary Jen Psaki Said Associated Reporter Monika Scislowska Contributed From Warsaw ,Cpoland ,