Russia and Ukraine flashpoint

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NATO's newest ally is sending its Gripen jets made for war with Russia out to patrol alliance borders for the first time


https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/nato-s-newest-ally-is-sending-its-gripen-jets-made-for-war-with-russia-out-to-patrol-alliance-borders-for-the-first-time/ar-AA1BN0zG?cvid=26992C8DFD6B42058FDB13FA33C3D1D6&ocid=ob-tw-frfr-915%3Fseason%3D2024&apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1

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Cliffs:

-Sweden is deploying its Gripen fighter jets on a NATO air defense mission for the first time.

-The jets were designed to fight Russia and are now set to be used in Polish skies.
-Sweden joined NATO in response to Russian aggression, specifically the invasion of Ukraine.

-NATO's newest member is deploying a fighter jet that is designed for a fight with Russia to protect alliance borders for the first time.


This is just the start of European soldiers helping ukraine and eventually, Ukraine will have European troops from various nations stationed as peacekeepers. But also, another intention of this could be in marketing the Gripen, as getting American F-16s and F-35s might not be worth the risk.