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Poland Halts Final MiG-29 Transfers After Ukraine Withdraws From Drone-Technology Swap

Poland halts the planned delivery of its remaining MiG-29 fighter jets after Ukraine withdraws from a negotiated exchange to share drone technology, Polish officials say.Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz and Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk say Kyiv initially accepted a MiGs for drones swap, but failed to transfer unmanned aerial system expertise; Warsaw previously sent 14 MiG-29s and is replacing Soviet-era aircraft with F-16s and F-35s.The breakdown compounds diplomatic tensions after Ukraine named a unit linked to the Ukrainian Insurgent Army and honored Stepan Bandera, prompting Poland to revoke President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Order of the White Eagle and raising the prospect of a Polish veto of Ukraine’s EU accession.
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