Or sell them to the Swiss as a payment for something... and the Swiss sell them to Ukraine in exchange for wheat. No need to fly them to Switzerland or Germany, just deliver them to Ukraine...
I like it. But there may be a simpler proposition than involving the Swiss ... although it would be a little riskier for Poland.
Poland already provides Moldova with aid of all sorts. And there is no love lost between Moldova and Russia (over the latter's support for breakaway Transnistria - the so-called 'Dniestrian Moldovan Republic'. In the past, the FARM proved largely incapable of operating MiG-29s and most of the FARM fighters were sold off.
So, 'donate' the SP's 28 MiG-29s to Moldova after getting behind-the-scenes guarantees that these fighters will be immediately passed on to Ukraine. The sale could be financed by the US Government (effectively removing ultimate legal responsibility from Warsaw).
Once the transfer was complete, Moldovan personnel could be trained in Poland to prepare for the future transfer of SP Sukhoi Su-22s to the FARM (to the Ukraine deal worth the risk to Chișinău).
... Or just buy more drones and hunt down the TOS-1/TOS-2 tanks.
Yep, but as-well-as rather than instead-of. UkAF
Fulcrums provide top-cover and interception while additional
Bayraktar TB2 drones from Turkey tackle the TOS. US-Turkish relations are awkward right now. Maybe Germany would be better-positioned to act as a guarantor on funding for a new tranche of Ukrainian TB2s?
Anyway, food for thought ... and great thread, guys
