Poland Refuses to Send Remaining MiG-29 Jets to Ukraine
Poland said it will not send its remaining MiG-29 jets to Ukraine after Kyiv failed to share advanced drone technologies as initially agreed.
Poland has refused to transfer its remaining MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine after Kyiv failed to fulfill the initial agreements on cooperation in the field of drones. This was stated by Polish National Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz.
According to the head of Poland’s Defense Ministry, Warsaw offered Kyiv an honest partnership scheme. It assumed that Ukraine would share advanced UAV technologies with Poland. The Ukrainian side initially agreed to this format, but later effectively blocked its implementation.
Kosiniak-Kamysz noted that this is why Ukraine will not receive Poland’s MiG-29s. He explained that Warsaw does not have the promised Ukrainian drones or the capabilities to use them, so the transfer of the aircraft to Kyiv will not take place.
The minister also expressed regret that Ukraine chose to develop cooperation in this area with other partners. In particular, he mentioned Kyiv’s recent agreements with players from the Middle East.
In Kosiniak-Kamysz’s view, the transfer of such technologies to Poland would have had not only practical significance, but also important symbolic meaning.
In the same interview with Polsat News, the Polish minister said that Ukraine would not be able to become a member of the European Union with Stepan Bandera.