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ANI 18 April, 2022 02:30 am IST
Moldova refuses to sell MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine
Moscow [Russia], April 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Ukraine has asked Moldova to sell or
hand over its MiG-29 fighter jets, but Chisinau has declined over the desire
not to undermine relations with Russia, the Ukrainian website European Pravda
reported on Sunday, citing sources.
According to the news outlet, Kyiv made the request during the first days of
the Russian special operation but was rebuffed by the Moldovan leadership,
which explained that it did not want to irritate Moscow as it could view that
move as a violation of the principle of neutrality.
The Moldovan Defense Ministry is said to have six MiG-29 fighter jets, which
are operational but have not been deployed in a long time. Chisinau has been
trying to sell them for a while but to no avail.
On February 24, Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine after the
breakaway republics of Donetsk and Luhansk appealed for help in defending
themselves against Ukrainian troops. (ANI/Sputnik)
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