Republicans press intel officials on US belief that sending fighter jets to Ukraine would be escalatory
Posted on AllSides March 10th, 2022
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Republican senators are blasting the Biden administration's refusal to provide combat aircraft to Ukraine, expressing skepticism over the claim that such a move could escalate tensions between the U.S. and Russia.
Several members of the Senate Intelligence Committee called out the administration during a Thursday hearing, unsatisfied with what intelligence officials were saying.