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Stephen ONeill's avatar

"Time and production are on Ukraine’s side — if Europe has the will to act, and if the United States stops playing games."

The problem with getting all of Europe on the same page and heading into the right direction is like..."herding cats". Unfortunately, that will not happen until Russian troops show up in Tallinn. In the meantime Ukraine will have to rely on the "coalition of the willing" to provide suitable monies and material. Ukraine is getting stronger and increasingly less reliant on outside sources for weapons. Yes, the need for aircraft is a pressing one. Ukraine cannot produce those so they are dependent on Europe in that regard. Zelenskyy has stated a need for at least 128 F-16's, Upwards of 85 older versions have been pledged but probably only 16-20 actually delivered. One big problem is pilot and ground crew training. It will do no good to have more planes than can be supported at the present time and actual numbers of personnel have not been disclosed, for obvious reasons. Of course, if Ukraine keeps destroying Russian fighters at the present rate they may not need as many fighters of their own (just kidding).

Finally, by this time, it should be obvious to everyone that any aid coming from the U.S., under Trump, will be "gravy". How the mighty have fallen.

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Richard Burger's avatar

The reason 3 American presidents have failed to stop Putin is that they are all advised by a foreign policy consensus that sees the Russian empire as an eternal fact of life. They speak Russian, they are marinated in the cold war belief that smart ppl accommodate the bear.

Maybe Trump is different. He has additional layer of admiration for czars.

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