Mig-29 fighter jet. (source: SME)
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The MiGs can go to Ukraine, or rot in their hangars
When Volodymyr Zelensky asked Eduard Heger to pass on Slovakia's retired, Soviet-era fighter jets to Ukraine, he received a promise that the Slovak government would do its utmost to deliver the jets, which it no longer needs, to its neighbour-in-need.
"Doing its utmost" was not a casual figure of speech to delay a decision in this case. Heger, who is now only the acting prime minister (that is, with limited competencies), cannot be entirely sure that it is within his power to hand over the MiG-29s to Zelensky. As it turns out, for the moment no one really knows.
