15 minutes agoWithin weeks Poland could send MiG-29 fighter aircraft to Ukraine
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(3 years ago)Poland's Prime Minister, Matthews Morawicki, said his government could send its MiG-29 aircraft to Ukraine, Soviet-made aircraft “within the next four to six weeks”. Poland's leaders said last week that sending combat aircraft would only take place within one more coalition [...]
Poland's leaders said last week that sending combat aircraft would take place only within a larger international coalition.
Morawiecki didn't explain if there were other countries that would follow this example.
During talks in Paris on February 8th, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky specifically called on Western leaders to secure fighter aircraft to confront the Russian Air Force.
Slovakia has also declared readiness to hand over its MiG-29 Ukrainian fleet in a possible exchange of other aircraft, while Kiev is continuing to fight Russian vacation.
Slovakia's MiG-29 fleet is believed to be worth $300 million.
On March 11th, media in Finland reported that Prime Minister Sanna Marin is ready to discuss securing fighter aircraft for Ukraine.
A week earlier, Latvia's Prime Minister, Krisjanis Karins, said it is in favour of supplying Ukraine with fighter aircraft.
Even French President Emmanuel Macron said France does not rule out sending them out if certain conditions are met.
But the United States and Germany were expressed against this request.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Germany would not send fighter planes to Ukraine.
Also, American President Joe Biden said the US would not send F-16 aircraft to Ukraine. /Rel
