Slovakia to Provide Ukraine with Soviet Jets Following Poland's Lead

Slovakia has agreed to give Ukraine its fleet of 13 Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets, becoming the second NATO member country to do so after Poland. The move is part of Ukraine's plea for warplanes to help defend against Russia's invasion. Slovakia will receive 200 million euros from the European Union as compensation and unspecified arms from the United States worth 700 million euros in exchange for giving its MiG-29 fleet to Ukraine. The decision was rejected by opposition parties, including populist former Prime Minister Robert Fico's Smer-Social Democracy party, who threatened to sue.