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Ukraine to Protect Its F-16 Fighter Fleet by Basing Planes ‘in Other Countries’ (www.kyivpost.com)

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 5 months ago (4 children)

While I think that’s dope it does feel like it gives Russia valid cause to strike them in host countries and kind of feels like a deliberate provocation to do so?

[–] [email protected] 26 points 5 months ago (18 children)

Russia doesn’t actually want NATO get involved so they wouldn’t strike the host nation.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago (13 children)

Russia already stated that they will do precisely that, so this moves us one step closer to a nuclear holocaust. Hope it was worth it.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago (1 children)

This comment is for anyone who is experiencing nuclear-phobia, kinda like I do, to which I strictly mean living with a state of fear or dread about a nuclear apocalypse, this development does puts the world one step closer. It's okay to be scared by that, I know I am. It doesn't mean the world is one step away from a nuclear apocalypse. The world has been closer to the brink of nuclear war before and we're all still here. It's okay to breathe.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Russia has stated many things they will do, but haven't then actually done. Why would this time be different? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_lines_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago (78 children)

Pretty much none of those were actually stated by Russia. The trend has been that it's the west that make up these red lines, then crosses them and says, see nothing happened. Last I checked, the actual red line Russia set out was Ukraine joining NATO, and when that red line was ignored the war started. This notion that you can just keep pushing a nuclear superpower and nothing bad will happen is imbecilic beyond belief.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Still waiting for the "F-16s delivered to Ukraine" headline instead of these useless stall articles showing off the mistake of not sending them 2 years ago >:(

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Seriously they're guarding base block F-16s, but a whole fleet of F-15s for Israel is fine because money.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 months ago (2 children)

It's all about training. Pilots are one matter. Repair and maintenance crews are another. It's going to take time unfortunately. Money and logistics aren't the issue here though.