Poland agrees to transfer MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine together with Slovakia - Defense Minister Nagy
Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Naď said that Poland has agreed to jointly transfer Soviet MiG-29 fighters to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and now the Slovak government has to make a decision
This is stated on the Facebook page of the Slovak Defense Minister.
He confirmed that Poland had officially agreed to a joint transfer of MiG-29s to Ukraine.
"At a meeting of EU defense ministers in Sweden on Wednesday, my Polish colleague confirmed to me that his country would agree to a joint approach by Slovakia and Poland to transfer surplus MiG-29 fighters from both countries to Ukraine. The President of Poland also confirmed his country's readiness to do so in an interview with CNN," Jaroslav Nad’ said, emphasizing that now it is time for the Slovak government to make a decision.
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Amid new appeals to Western countries to provide fighter jets, Slovakia is considering providing Ukraine with 10 of its 11 MiG-29 aircraft.
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And Polish President Andrzej Duda has emphasized the need to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighters.
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