Poland names the condition for the transfer of MiGs to Ukraine

If NATO countries allow Poland to replace its MiG fighters with other aircraft, then Warsaw will be able to consider the possibility of transferring its MiGs to Ukraine.  This was stated by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk during a press conference, according to a correspondent of UNN .

Always in situations like ours, what is in this document is a little bit too little for Ukraine, and a little bit too much for Poland compared to our current capabilities. There is the issue of MiG fighters, which is related to the safe skies over Ukraine and Poland. We cannot simply hand over MiG fighters today because they are patrolling the territory of Poland, keeping an eye on our skies, fulfilling the NATO mission as well

He noted that if the allies provide other aircraft to Poland instead of MiGs, Warsaw will give them to Ukraine.

We agreed that if the NATO countries allow these aircraft to be replaced by other aircraft, and MiGs would be very suitable, useful in Ukraine because they are easy to maintain in Ukraine, so if this kind of balance can be maintained, then I will certainly convince our partners here in Poland, our commanders, to implement this kind of decision as soon as possible. But I emphasize, and I said this to the President in good faith, that this cannot be a limitation of Poland's security

Tusk said that Ukraine is in a worse situation than Poland.

But I want to say that after Ukraine, we are in the most demanding situation, which is why we are so careful to declare what we can really do

Addendum

Tusk said that Poland will talk to NATO allies to discuss the possibility of organizing the shooting down of Russian missiles in Ukrainian airspace heading towards Poland.

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