Washington should assume that we will be providing F-16s sooner or later (on the assumption that Ukraine will be joining NATO) so what is the timetable to provide them? After the war?
I’m struggling to think of a reason for holding back the F-16s. We provide them to authoritarian regimes such as Saudi Arabia. They are far from the cutting edge of technology. They could be invaluable to Ukraine. The idea that they are not needed is preposterous. All I can think is that they don’t like the idea of F-16s shooting down Russian planes and providing ground support against Russian military formations, but I like that idea very much.
Washington should assume that we will be providing F-16s sooner or later (on the assumption that Ukraine will be joining NATO) so what is the timetable to provide them? After the war?
I’m struggling to think of a reason for holding back the F-16s. We provide them to authoritarian regimes such as Saudi Arabia. They are far from the cutting edge of technology. They could be invaluable to Ukraine. The idea that they are not needed is preposterous. All I can think is that they don’t like the idea of F-16s shooting down Russian planes and providing ground support against Russian military formations, but I like that idea very much.