Poland to transfer fighter jets to Ukraine
Polish MIG-29 fighter jets at an air force base in Malbork, Poland in August 2021. Photo: Cuneyt Karadag/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Thursday that Poland will transfer four of its MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine in the coming days and plans to send others, as well,The transfer would make Poland the first NATO member to answer Kyiv's call for aircraft to help it further prevent Russia from securing air superiority over Ukraine.
The Ukrainian Air Force already operates MiG-29 jets, so they will likely be able to use the Polish aircraft right away.Duda said Poland will transfer additional planes after they have been serviced, per AP. Duda did not say whether other countries plan to join Poland in fulfilling Ukraine's request for aircraft. A Polish government spokesman said on Wednesday that other countries have also pledged MiGs to Ukraine, but he did not name them.told reporters during a call that Poland's decision did not change the Biden administration's position on supplying Ukraine with aircraft.
"It doesn't change our calculus with regard to the F-16," Kirby said, referring to the U.S. fighter jets sought by Ukraine. "It's not on the table right now."
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