Poland says MiG-29 transfer to Ukraine hinges on drone technology deal

Poland remains prepared to transfer its remaining Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine but expects Kyiv to honor an agreement to share battlefield drone technology in return, Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz told Polish Radio late Sunday.

"Ukraine cannot forget that solidarity is a two-way street," the minister said, adding that if Kyiv was no longer interested in receiving the jets, Poland would "handle them on its own."

The proposed exchange was first announced late last year as Poland prepared to retire its aging MiG-29 fleet and replace it with South Korean FA-50 light combat aircraft and US-made F-35 fighters. Warsaw has already supplied 14 MiG-29s to Ukraine.