Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Ukraine@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 13 days agoUS lawmakers call for Biden to allow Poland to down Russian missiles over Ukrainekyivindependent.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up1151arrow-down15
arrow-up1146arrow-down1external-linkUS lawmakers call for Biden to allow Poland to down Russian missiles over Ukrainekyivindependent.comSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Ukraine@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squareosaerisxero@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up52·13 days agoCorrect, but purchasing US arms means the US has some opinions on what you do with them, which you follow or you don’t get to buy more. Normally. otoh we’re letting Israel do whatever the fuck they want so I don’t see why Poland should be any different.
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·13 days agoWait…are we supplying Poland too?
minus-squareTimeNaan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·13 days agoYeah, have been since at least 1999 (when poland joined nato)
minus-squaren3m37h@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·13 days agoNATO shares military equipment, Most European countries “lend lease” things like tanks, planes, APC, Artillery, etc Other countries get to build and modify the designs but still need permission to do things that are outside of “self defence”
Correct, but purchasing US arms means the US has some opinions on what you do with them, which you follow or you don’t get to buy more.
Normally. otoh we’re letting Israel do whatever the fuck they want so I don’t see why Poland should be any different.
Wait…are we supplying Poland too?
Yeah, have been since at least 1999 (when poland joined nato)
NATO shares military equipment, Most European countries “lend lease” things like tanks, planes, APC, Artillery, etc
Other countries get to build and modify the designs but still need permission to do things that are outside of “self defence”