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It's still only Ukraine vs Russia, even if Ukraine is using weapons acquired from elsewhere and getting intelligence information from other countries. That's a
by _djo_ 4y ago
It's still only Ukraine vs Russia, even if Ukraine is using weapons acquired from elsewhere and getting intelligence information from other countries.
That's a pretty basic idea in international politics, having been developed over decades of similar proxy wars. Same reason the US didn't consider itself at war with the USSR in Korea or Vietnam.
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- CapricornNoble 4y ago>>>getting intelligence information from other countries. Don't underestimate the massive value (and massive expense, for NATO) associated with providing that intelligence. Ukraine is basically playing Starcraft with a "disable fog of war" cheatcode activated.
- _djo_ 4y agoWhile that sort of assistance is undoubtedly useful, it doesn't rise to the level of military action that justifies retaliatory strikes. It's also something that has established precedent in the proxy conflicts I mentioned before, with the USSR and US both in turn providing strategic and in some cases tactical intelligence to the other side. As long as the aircraft gathering the intelligence aren't flying inside the battle zone.