Russia and Ukraine flashpoint

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https://www.ukrinform.net/amp/rubric-ato/3846439-belgium-to-allocate-eur-100m-to-ukraine-for-f16-fighter-jet-maintenance.html

This is a big thing. Ukraine needs the F-16 and this aid will keep the jets flying. The F16 is notorious for being a primadonna bc it needs more maintenance than many other planes and really good runways to take off from. There are a lot of people who think it would be wise to fund sweden's Gripen fighter instead or on top of the F-16 since it is much easier to maintain. In any case, it would seem that you can't have everything, with massive defense budgets and soldiers out the a$$. Also, the f16 will be something new that ukraine hasn't had yet. This and the artillery supplies incoming could put ukraine in a position to start gaining territory back again. Russia is running out of equipment. They use way more artillery barrels than they make every year. We are already seeing how the Russians look inept when they field golf carts instead of IFVs, well this is because they are running out. The tanks won't last forever either. They will probably run out of MBTs in 2025. So things aren't so horrible that the situation can't be redeemed into something much more positive.