Originally Posted by
NutLoose
It seems views are changing.
It is not at all clear to me what difference more aircraft would make to Ukranian forces: I imagine they would be very much at risk from manpads and SAM batteries as are Russian aircraft presently. The repeated clamouring of the UKR government for this - in the face of numerous refusals - makes me wonder if this is not a tactic to spread the war and make it a NATO-Russia conflict, instead of NATO aiding Ukraine. The larger conflict would represent ( imo ) the only chance of getting Russia out of all captured Ukranian territory.