Duda named the conditions for the transfer of additional MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine

The President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, stated that the further transfer of Polish MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine is possible only on the condition that the skies over Poland will be secured by the equipment of other NATO countries. He said this at a press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on November 13 in Warsaw, he writes UNN.

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During the negotiations, as indicated in the office of the Polish president, it was about the possible transfer of Polish MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine. “We discussed the issue of our MiG-29s, which we still have, because for some time we transferred part of our MiGs to Ukraine,” Duda said.

“We use these MiGs,” Duda recalled. “If we hand them over, there is one fundamental condition: our skies must be secured. It is about the North Atlantic Alliance ensuring the security of our skies by moving aircraft from other NATO countries to ensure air security space over Poland”.

The President of Poland noted that Russian provocations and violations of the airspace of NATO countries continue to occur, in particular: there is a potential threat over the Baltic Sea from Russian missiles, which have already entered Poland’s airspace several times. “Securing the skies over the eastern flank is absolutely obvious, fundamental and principled for us, and we will not deviate from that. Until we have full guarantees here, we cannot hand over our planes,” he said.

Duda added that NATO supports Ukraine and “it is obvious to us that we must do everything so that Russia does not win this war.” “We, as a free world, must stop Russia. It is about the effective organization of aid to Ukraine from NATO countries,” he said.

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