The Slovak Cabinet of Ministers had previously decided to transfer to Kiev 13 fighters that were decommissioned by the National Air Force at the end of AugustPRAGUE, March 17.
/tass/. Slovakia expects to receive compensation in the amount of $900 million for the supply of MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine, which includes the cost of military equipment from the United States in the amount of $ 700 million. This was stated by the Acting Minister of Defense of the Republic.
"We are talking about the total amount of compensation in the amount of $900 million," Slovak Radio quoted him as saying on Friday. - The Republic should receive funds from the [special fund] The European Union, and also received an offer from the United States to transfer [Slovakia] military equipment, the cost of which is approximately $ 700 million."
Earlier, the Slovak Cabinet of Ministers decided to transfer to Kiev 13 MiG-29 fighters, decommissioned by the National Air Force at the end of August.
The transfer of aircraft to Ukraine, according to Nadia, will take several weeks. At the moment, Bratislava is negotiating about this with Kiev and the allied states. "For security reasons, we will not inform about this in advance," the minister added, specifying that at the moment the fighters are in Slovakia.
