Plausible. I now live in the very conservative south and to my knowledge there is overwhelming support to protect Ukraine but not cross over into Russia and take it to them. Toss up if Trump gets elected but very doubtful as to many forces working against him here. He like Putin will have a target on his back. I don't want to say more than I should but Crimea may be final solution for the US/West to back off.
I can only go on current European news but it appears the more often Trump is arrested the more his ratings rise.
The reliance of the F-16s radar to hit BVR kills over the 30 year old radars in the Su planes will be the key, if it comes to visual dogfights then the Ukrainians will lose.The F16 sadly is another promise to the Ukraine like the Leopard tanks that were supposed to punch through the Russian defense lines like a knife through butter that won't perform,this from US pilots...
"Going into combat against a Su-35, even a Su-27 in contested airspace — now you’re talking about years of experience. You can’t do that with a brand-new guy who has seen everything once! You can have all the capabilities of the jet, but if the pilot doesn’t know how to use it correctly, then that’s useless. So for a pilot coming from a MiG-29, having to learn a brand-new PVI [pilot-vehicle interface] where everything looks different, use weapons that they’ve only ever read about, to give them three-months training then toss them into combat — that’s a tall order!"
This Is How Long It Would Really Take Ukraine's Pilots To Convert To F-16s
Just learning to fly an F-16 is a small aspect of what it would take for a Ukrainian fighter pilot to be combat ready in the type.www.thedrive.com
Ahead of his time was Adolf.
Oh I think politicians and leaders lying to the people is as old as time itself unfortunately.
What measures did you have in mind? Are there any more economic penalties they can impose? The arms they have supplied haven't had anywhere near the promised impact.
Ukraine is not NATO and it is not the EU. These are the lines in the sand. On one side of that line is a likely nuclear response. On the other is...realpolitik. People don't like to make that differentiation - but it is effectively the difference between being a card-carrying member of the West and...not. The West won't admit it, but there will be no nuclear response to a tactical nuke in Ukraine. Certainly not beyond Ukraine anyway. A nuclear attack on, say, Poland or the Baltics, however, would necessitate a response in kind from NATO - or the Americans will have to accept their loss of hegemony and Russian control of eastern Europe. A nuclear attack on Germany or France means certain Armageddon.
I read a piece somewhere that the latest Russian fighters have radar that has a far greater range than the F16 and there is a real danger Ukrainian pilots will be shot down before the even know they have been engaged.
frontierindia.com
www.businessinsider.com
Fantastic aircraft, did an exercise with the Swedes and got tracked by one driving round Loch Ness and Aviemore.
Zelenskyy begins talks with Sweden about receiving Gripen jets, which some experts think could give Ukraine a better chance at taking on Russia's air defenses
President Volodymr Zelenskyy met with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson to discuss various efforts to support the country's fight against Russia.
Reading a more cost effective solution for the Ukrainians. Easy to fly and on par with the F-16 and SU-27 Flanker fourth generational fighters.
Estimates of SU-57 Felon Russia has between 3 to 11 as of 2022 estimate. Most likely 9 which could be operational.
