Tag: MIG-29

US Not Considering Fighter Jets for Ukraine After Poland, Slovakia Pledge More Than a Dozen MiGs

The United States is not considering sending fighter jets to Ukraine despite fellow NATO members Poland and Slovakia pledging to send MiG-29s to the Eastern European country amid Russia’s invasion, said the State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel on March 21. During the State Department press briefing, in response to a question from The…


Poland to Become First NATO Member to Send Fighter Jets to Ukraine

Poland announced on March 16 it will send fighter jets to Ukraine, becoming the first NATO member to do so. “When it comes to the MiG-29 aircraft, which are still operating in the defense of Polish airspace, a decision has been taken at the highest levels,” said Polish President Andrzej Duda at a press conference….


Poland Could Send Fighter Jets to Ukraine in Weeks: Report

Poland could send fighter jets to Ukraine in the coming weeks, said the country’s prime minister on March 14. “That could happen in the coming 4–6 weeks,” Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told reporters without going into specifics. The Epoch Times has reached out to the White House, State Department, and Pentagon for comment. Last year,…


Poland Ready to Give MiG-29 Fighter Jets to Ukraine But Only Via NATO

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Wednesday that Poland is prepared to make its MiG-29 fighter jets available to Ukraine but only via NATO as a whole and not by Warsaw independently, as the move carries security risks. Poland’s Russian-made MiG-29 fighter jets have the potential for quick deployment in Ukraine as its pilots are…


Pentagon Says Poland’s Offer to Send Fighter Jets for Ukraine is Not Tenable

The Pentagon said late on March 8 that Poland’s offer to send fighter jets is not tenable, after Poland’s Foreign Ministry announced it would deploy MiG-29 jets to the U.S. Air Force’s Ramstein Air Base in Germany “and place them at the disposal of the Government of the United States of America.” The deployment of the 28 MiG-29s…