is now as we heard from antony blinken. the idea would to be transfer the mig-29 fourth generation fighter jets from poland to ukr ukraine. they d have to get out and fly the jets back into ukraine as the u.s. and nato have made it clear they re not going into the country but that would beef up the ukrainian air force that doesn t have the resources of russia. where does the u.s. step? in the u.s., if poland were to transfer fighter jets to ukraine, would fill in its own fighters with f-16s or other u.s. fighters to poland to make sure they have their own and the conversation isn t just with poland. they are looking at other countries to do this as well. of course, time is of the essence. that goes without saying. it is indeed. thank you for that. joining me to discuss is cnn military analyst retired u.s. air force colonel cedric leighton. good to see you. we just heard the secretary of state say the u.s. might backfill jets to poland, as warsaw gives its own jets to ukraine. do yo
well, simon shuster, thank you for all that you have shared with us thus far. stay safe in the ambulance with the volunteers making your way into ukraine. more than 1.5 million people have fled ukraine since the russian invasion. and nearly half of those refugees have crossed into poland. the very worst moment in these people s lives, some of the kindest acts are on display. here is cnn s sara sidner. reporter: as the world s newest war refugees step into poland from ukraine, they arrive to an unexpected sound. a man at the poland border crossing. playing his heart out just for them.
really has boiled down to saving their children. it s all been agonizing. arwa damon, thank you so much. as the world watches, millions of people flee ukraine. many more are trying to send aid into the country. time correspondent simon schuster joining me live near the border of ukraine. simon, i understand you are joining us right now. you are inside an ambulance. so what are you seeing and who is with you? well, i m with a group of about 20 volunteers from many different countries who have sent a variety of aid, humanitarian aid, assistance and we re standing about maybe 30 yards from the border crossing into ukraine from poland in a convoy of maybe 20 cars. so we ve got two ambulances here that were donated by the netherlands. volunteers in the netherlands
minute. alex marquardt, appreciate it. u.s. secretary of state tony blinken is now in lithuania as he continues to meet with allies in europe to discuss the war in ukraine. on saturday, ukrainian president zelenskyy spoke with president biden and met with u.s. lawmakers over zoom where he pleaded for more assistance, including air power. blinken confirms the u.s. is in talks with poland on the possibility of warsaw sending fighter jets to ukraine. we are working with poland as we speak to see if we can backfill anything that they provide to the ukrainians. we very much support them. providing migs, planes ukrainians can play, to the ukrainians but we also want to see if we can be helpful in making sure whatever they provide to the ukrainians, something goes to them to make up for any gap in the security for poland that might result. we re actively talking about that right now. oren liebermann joining us from the pentagon.
2014 in ukraine, too. donetsk. afghanistan with the army. charlie hebdo. i know one place that you ve been because i saw you there. minneapolis. yeah, minneapolis, two years ago. reporter: sure enough in 2020, after the police murder of george floyd. there he was. with his piano, healing hearts at george floyd square. music is the perfect medium to restore peace, i think. reporter: nearly two years later and 5,000 miles away, he plays for the newly heartbroken in poland. his next stop?