Germany approves Ukrainian fighter planes built in the Soviet Union.

Germany has approved Poland's request to deliver five Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, the German Defense Ministry said on Thursday. The move was praised by Poland's defense minister, Boris Pistorius, who declared the approval shows one "can rely" on Berlin. Poland has been an active proponent of supplying combat aircraft to Kiev to prop it up in the ongoing conflict with Moscow. Poland has already pledged two batches of MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, with four of them already made it to Ukraine. Slovakia has also announced that it would be giving all of its surviving MiG-29 aircraft to Kiev.

Germany has not announced any plans to supply Ukraine with fighter jets, but has allowed third-party users of German-made Leopard 2 main battle tanks to send them to Kiev, as well as pledged dozens of Leopard 2 and older Leopard 1 tanks for Ukraine. Moscow has warned the West against "pumping" Kiev with weaponry, stating that it would only prolong the hostilities rather than change their outcome. Germany has approved Poland's request to deliver five Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, the German Defense Ministry said on Thursday. The move was praised by Poland's defense minister, Boris Pistorius, who declared the approval shows one "can rely" on Berlin. Poland has been an active proponent of supplying combat aircraft to Kiev to prop it up in the ongoing conflict with Moscow.

Poland has already pledged two batches of MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, with four of them already made it to Ukraine. Slovakia has also announced that it would be giving all of its surviving MiG-29 aircraft to Kiev. Germany has not announced any plans to supply Ukraine with fighter jets, but has allowed third-party users of German-made Leopard 2 main battle tanks to send them to Kiev, as well as pledged dozens of Leopard 2 and older Leopard 1 tanks for Ukraine. Moscow has warned the West against "pumping" Kiev with weaponry, stating that it would only prolong the hostilities rather than change their outcome.