Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Retired UK Air Marshall Greg Bagwell, former Deputy Commander of Operations at RAF Air Command, about how the West can provide Ukraine with modern aircraft platforms such as F-16s.
Topics covered:
Why F-16 is one of the best planes to provide to Ukraine today
How to transport planes into Ukraine without triggering Russian retaliation
How Ukraine pilots can be trained within weeks on the basic missions most needed for current phase of the war
How to quickly train and assist remotely the ground crews that will maintain the fleet
How Ukraine can be helped in repair and replacement of parts for the planes
What munitions can be provided for the missions to be undertaken
What options exist for helicopter aid
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