F-16 Planes Are a Message to Putin: NATO Support Isn’t Waning
- Complex planes will tie Kyiv more closely to alliance
- Ukraine’s backers seek to show Russia help will continue
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The F-16s that NATO allies may send to Ukraine aren’t likely to arrive in time to help with Kyiv’s current offensive. The used planes won’t be enough to turn the tide in the air war against Russia, either. The alliance has a different message in mind.
By providing some of the most sophisticated and expensive weapons to date, Kyiv’s backers will tie Ukraine’s military more closely than ever to the bloc, showing Vladimir Putin he’s wrong to think he can outlast them in the conflict.