Para azar do Costa o fornecimento de F16 e ate mesmo o treino de pilotos está difícil de acontecer
A fresh push by Britain and the Netherlands to provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter planes has exposed the latest fault line among Western allies who have wrangled repeatedly over sending powerful weapons of war, once again pitting a reluctant United States against some of its closest European partners.
Several European allies are prepared to give their F-16s to Ukraine. But the Biden administration, which must approve any transfers of the American-made planes, remains unconvinced that Ukraine needs the expensive jets, which are a staple of many modern military arsenals.
So deep is Washington’s skepticism that Kyiv’s pilots are currently not even allowed to train on the F-16s that are owned by European states, according to a senior Ukrainian official who spoke on condition of anonymity to frankly discuss the sensitive diplomatic issue.
American reluctance to allow training would severely limit a proposed new European coalition to help Ukraine obtain and fly F-16s — whether in the current conflict or to protect against any future aggressions by Moscow after the West turns its focus from the 15-month war.
The New York Times
May 17, 2023
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/17/world/europe/ukraine-f-16-biden-netherlands-britain.html
No início do conflito, nem pensar em fornecer mísseis ou carros de combate à Ucrãnia!
No entanto e com o tempo, é fornecido equipamento que nós tugas para já nem sonhamos ter nos próximos tempos!
Daqui a menos de 2 anos há eleições e eu acredito que quer os EUA, quer a Ucrãnia querem expulsar os russos do seu território antes das eleições!
Recordo-me de dizerem que não íam fornecer carros de combate, apesar de já estarem a treinar soldados Ucranianos para os mesmos.....
Agora temos o mesmo cenário, se há pilotos ucranianos a treinarem em F-16.......
