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Poland and Slovakia offered MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine. Photo/Kyiv Independent
BRATISLAVA – Poland and Slovakia have agreed to surrender jet tempur MiG-29 Soviet made to Ukraine. This was announced by the Minister of Defense of Slovakia Jaro Nad.
This statement follows the announcement the day before by Polish President Andrzej Duda who said his country would donate its entire MiG-29 fleet.
In a post on Facebook, Nad stated that a Polish official had approached him at a meeting of European Union defense ministers in Sweden on Wednesday, confirming that Warsaw would agree to the joint supply of fighter jets to Ukraine.
“It’s time to make a decision regarding the delivery of the planes,” Nad wrote in his Facebook post as reported by RT, Friday (10/3/2023).
This shows that the two countries are still waiting for the green light from the United States (US). However, Washington has indicated it is unlikely to grant a permit.
While in an interview with CNN on Wednesday, Duda said that his country is ready to provide these planes.
However, Duda has made similar statements before. In an interview with Sky News last month, he called on NATO to provide Ukraine with a modern jet in the future, but said older MiGs could be delivered in the interim.
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said a day later that Warsaw was “ready” for such a transfer, but would only do so as part of a coalition with the United States at the helm.
