The United States has approved sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine from Denmark and the Netherlands to defend against Russian invaders as soon as pilot training is completed, a U.S. official said on Thursday.

“I am writing to express the United States’ full support for both the transfer of F-16 fighter aircraft to Ukraine and for the training of Ukrainian pilots by qualified F-16 instructors […] It remains critical that Ukraine is able to defend itself against ongoing Russian aggression and violation of its sovereignty” said Blinken.

Will this solidify a Ukrainian victory?

U.S. officials have privately said that F-16 jets would have been of little help to Ukraine in its current counteroffensive and will not be a game changer when they eventually arrive given Russian air defense systems and contested skies over Ukraine

Or will Russian radar and missle systems tear them up?

    • @Akasazh@feddit.nl
      5•1 year ago

      A discussion is not about telling people what to think, but rather that you disseminate what it is you think, so that people may respond to it.

      So you do want to change the way people think, ideally into the way you think… butttt you want them to find out by themselves.

      If that’s your way of communicating, in my personal opinion, thats not very efficient, and a bit dumb counterproductive…

      • @TokenBoomer@lemmy.world
        -2•1 year ago

        You know what’s dumb? Calling someone dumb whose mind your trying to change. I don’t want people to think like me, but I do want them to think for themselves. Not just reapplying jingoistic talking points they pull from the ether.