U.S. closes door on sending fighter jets to Ukraine

U.S. officials on Wednesday all but shut the door on arming Ukraine with fighter jets, one day after the Pentagon rejected a Polish proposal that would have transferred MiG-29 aircraft to the Ukrainian government via an American airbase in Germany.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin notified Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Błaszczak on a phone call Wednesday that the U.S. would not support a transfer of jets to Ukraine, Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said.

“Secretary Austin thanked the minister for Poland’s willingness to continue to look for ways to assist...