The decision of the former government of Slovakia to transfer MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine was erroneous. Such a statement did Slovak President Peter Pellegrini recalled that when he was prime minister, he ordered the preservation of Slovakia's MiG-29 fighters until they were replaced by new American F-16 aircraft.
"I consider it a mistake that Slovakia got rid of its MiGs at that time and did not replace them with anything. No country would act in such a way that after transferring its weapons it would start relying only on the help of its neighbors," he noted.
Pellegrini disagreed with the previous government coalition's claim that the MiG-29 fighters were just a pile of scrap metal.
"If that were the case, none of them would have been able to fly from Slovakia to Ukraine. I had the opportunity to personally test fly the MiG-29, and the aircraft was capable of performing all tasks," the president noted.
He noted that he would not participate in the controversies that arose around the donation of fighter jets.
"However, the people of Slovakia have the right to know whether the government of the time had the right to donate our MiGs to Ukraine," – added vin.
