Germany approves Poland’s request to send jets to Ukraine

BERLIN (AP) — Germany has approved Poland’s request to transfer five Soviet-designed fighter jets to Ukraine. The permission was needed because Germany used to own the Soviet-designed MiG 29 planes, which were part of communist East Germany’s military fleet. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said in a statement issued Thursday that the approval showed “you can rely on Germany!” When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Warsaw a week ago, Poland’s president said his country already had provided four MiG-29 jets to Ukraine, with four more in the process of getting handed over and another six being prepared.