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The MIG-29 transfer plan never made any sense to me. A much better idea would be to give Ukrainians the old Soviet air defense systems that some of the former Warsaw Pact countries still have Poland has 20 SA-6. Bulgaria has another 20 and also 10 S-300. Much more valuable
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🚨Pentagon nixes Polish plan to give MiG’s to Ukraine via Ramstein: “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…simply not clear there is substantive rationale.”
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I don't think they'll be willing to part with their SAMs. Especially since there aren't really any American alternatives available in ready stock. Meanwhile US has like a thousand F16s.
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