A positive signal emerged during a Warsaw press conference, but the prime minister stopped short of announcing a final decision on the aircraft.
Poland is accelerating talks with Bulgaria about a possible transfer of Polish MiG-29 fighter jets. Donald Tusk made the statement at a joint press conference in Warsaw with Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev.
As reported by the online media outlet Ukrinform.
According to Tusk, Radev raised the issue of the aircraft during their meeting, and the Polish prime minister promised a prompt response. During the press conference, Tusk also received a positive signal from Poland’s Deputy Minister of National Defense, Cezary Tomczyk.
You’ll hear good news when we discuss the MiGs now with the expanded delegations.
– Donald Tusk
Talks on aircraft and technology exchange
At the same time, Warsaw is discussing with Kyiv a possible exchange of Polish MiG-29s for Ukrainian drone technology. Earlier, Poland’s Deputy Minister of National Defense Paweł Zalewski said that Ukraine was not interested in the aircraft without prior upgrades, while Poland was not prepared to fund their modernization.
Tusk did not announce a final decision on transferring the fighter jets to Bulgaria.