Vice President Kamala Harris is jetting to Europe Wednesday for a trip that became more complicated after one of her hosts -- Poland -- caught the United States by surprise with a proposal to provide its Soviet-era fighter jets to Ukraine
The Polish government announced Tuesday that it was putting its fleet of MiG jets at American disposal to supply to Ukraine, an idea the US rejected out of hand. The White House was completely caught off guard by the Polish offer, according to people familiar with the matter, despite officials saying in the preceding days they'd been discussing options with their counterparts.
Harris plans to focus intensively on"next steps" with her interlocutors in Europe this week, the officials said, including on implementing sanctions, accommodating a large flow of refugees and developing plans to provide more military assistance to Ukraine.Discussions will center on"how we move the ball forward," the second official said."As proud as we are of what we've done together as an alliance so far, we are very conscious that there are many challenges ahead.
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