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I think a lot of people here didn’t comprehend this last paragraph: “ The authorities of the Republic of Poland, after consultations between the President and

I think a lot of people here didn’t comprehend this last paragraph: “ The authorities of the Republic of Poland, after consultations between the President and the Government, are ready to deploy – immediately and free of charge – all their MIG-29 jets to the Ramstein Air Base and place them at the disposal of the Government of the United States of America.”

ardit33 5y ago
So, Poland is giving the Jets to the US, and they are hosted in a German airfield, and probably be delivered to Ukraine from there. If Russia wants to retribute, it will have to attack the US and Germany, which it ends up in ww3 territory. Basically, any additional move, will end up being such escalatory, that it will have to think twice about it. Especially the lower level troops that will be ordered to carry any such attacks.
- netsharc 5y ago
  If Putin attacks Germany it'll probably not involve lower level troops, but a inter-continental missile.
- logifail 5y ago
  > Basically, any additional move, will end up being such escalatory [..] Deploying one single NATO aircraft from NATO territory into Ukraine is escalatory. It doesn't make any difference if it's a Mig or an F16, or whether it flew from an airbase in Germany or Poland.
  - blagie 5y ago
    There is an almost paranoid fear of escalation. I understand nukes and all, but Russia started this war, and escalated many times. There ought to be a line somewhere. Russia is shelling civilian buildings. I'm concerned that the line will be drawn at some point after the genocide starts. That's too late.
- akmarinov 5y ago
  Doesn’t matter which NATO country gives what to which other NATO country, it only matters where the jets are going to enter Ukraine from and we’re looking at Romania, Poland, Slovakia or Hungary.

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I think a lot of people here didn’t comprehend this last paragraph: “ The authorities of the Republic of Poland, after consultations between the President and

by CodeWriter23 5y ago

ardit33 5y ago
So, Poland is giving the Jets to the US, and they are hosted in a German airfield, and probably be delivered to Ukraine from there. If Russia wants to retribute, it will have to attack the US and Germany, which it ends up in ww3 territory. Basically, any additional move, will end up being such escalatory, that it will have to think twice about it. Especially the lower level troops that will be ordered to carry any such attacks.
- netsharc 5y ago
  If Putin attacks Germany it'll probably not involve lower level troops, but a inter-continental missile.
- logifail 5y ago
  > Basically, any additional move, will end up being such escalatory [..] Deploying one single NATO aircraft from NATO territory into Ukraine is escalatory. It doesn't make any difference if it's a Mig or an F16, or whether it flew from an airbase in Germany or Poland.
  - blagie 5y ago
    There is an almost paranoid fear of escalation. I understand nukes and all, but Russia started this war, and escalated many times. There ought to be a line somewhere. Russia is shelling civilian buildings. I'm concerned that the line will be drawn at some point after the genocide starts. That's too late.
- akmarinov 5y ago
  Doesn’t matter which NATO country gives what to which other NATO country, it only matters where the jets are going to enter Ukraine from and we’re looking at Romania, Poland, Slovakia or Hungary.