Warsaw becomes the first European ally to send such fighter jets to Ukraine to help fight off Russian invasion
A Polish MiG-29 fighter jet fires flares during an airshow in Radom, August 24 2013. Picture: KACPER PEMPEL/REUTERS
One of Ukraine's staunchest supporters, Warsaw has taken a leading role in persuading sometimes hesitant allies to provide Kyiv with heavy weaponry. It has said that any transfer of jets would be as part of a coalition. On Tuesday, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that deliveries could be made in four to six weeks. Duda said that Poland had about 10-20 MiG 29 jets.
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