Polish President Andrzej Duda announced that Warsaw is ready to supply Kiev with MiG-29 fighter jets serving in the republic. He made the relevant statement in an interview with the TV channel. CNN.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said: “We are ready to deliver the MiG-29 aircraft that remain in Poland, in working condition and in the service of our air forces.”
According to him, Ukraine will be able to use them, because the Armed Forces of Ukraine currently have pilots who can fly these warplanes.
Duda also stated that Kiev will need to supply F-16s in the future.
I believe that the Ukrainian Armed Forces will use the F-16 in the future,” he said.
That’s why pilot training is so important now, the politician added.
Former Minister of Defense of Slovakia Jaroslav Nagy declarationSlovakia may hand over to Ukraine ten of the 11 Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jets available in the country.
Before that, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki declarationPoland can transfer F-16 warplanes to Ukraine only after agreement with NATO.