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Originally posted by jon-nyc:

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Originally posted by Piano*Dad:
Could be far worse than a few cyber attacks shortly.

The US has seemingly just green-lighted transferring jets from NATO arsenals (Poland, for instance) to Ukraine. We would then backfill Poland's needs with new equipment.

I read there’s something like 70 MIGs in NATO arsenal. Ukrainians already know how to fly and fix them. NATO can be backfilled with US technology. I’m surprised this didn’t happen weeks ago.

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The idea as laid out by Poland was too risky, Kirby said, as the US and NATO seek to avoid an outright conflict between the alliance and Russia.

"The prospect of fighter jets 'at the disposal of the Government of the United States of America' departing from a U.S./NATO base in Germany to fly into airspace that is contested with Russia over Ukraine raises serious concerns for the entire NATO alliance," Kirby said.