The decision of the United States to refuse Ukraine the transfer of Polish MiG-29 fighters was made personally by President Biden. At the same time, he vetoed the delivery of aircraft so as not to provoke Putin to other unpredictable actions.. The Wall Street Journal writes about this in an editorial.. ua.

“The logic seems to be that sending deadly anti-aircraft and anti-tank weapons will not provoke the Russians, but 28 aircraft will provoke. This distinction is hard to understand, especially when the Pentagon also says the Ukrainians don't need jets because their other weapons are more effective.. So, sending less lethal planes will lead to World War III, but not weapons that are actually deadly.? ” – notes the editors of The Wall Street Journal.

The big problem, according to the publication, is that this fiasco sends a message to Putin about NATO..

“The essence of deterrence is to make the enemy believe that some action will lead to a response,” writes The Wall Street Journal..

– Defiantly not sending troops and saying that the reason for the fear of escalation, Mr. Biden tells Putin what he should not worry about. Instead of holding back Putin, Biden is letting the Russians hold back the US.”.

Such behavior is becoming the norm for the President of the United States, the publication claims..

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Although at the same time, the United States, together with the EU and the G7 countries, agreed on further restrictions against the Russian Federation.