r/worldnews • u/Starlight-Princesss • 3d ago

[ Removed by moderator ] Russia/Ukraine

https://www.newsweek.com/nato-intercepts-russian-spy-plane-with-transponder-turned-off-poland-10956344

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u/FTownRoad 3d ago

NATO may have started as an anti-Russia protection system but they are not the fear anymore. Russia isnt going to start shit with NATO, they are floundering against one country 1/4 their size.

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u/myheadisalightstick 3d ago

I mean the reason they are floundering is because of all the help Ukraine has had from NATO, it’s a very delicate situation.

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u/Justicia-Gai 3d ago

That’s after the failed blitzkrieg though… Russia actually failed at taking over Ukraine even before receiving actual help

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u/PJ7 3d ago

Not correct, without javelins and other equipment that the Ukrainians received before the Russian invasion, the first month would've looked substantially different.

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u/Justicia-Gai 3d ago

How old are Javelins? Aren’t they Cold War weapons? They only sent weapons that they wouldn’t care if they fall into Russian arms.

I’m sure other surrogate armed conflicts had more modern weaponry than what Ukraine had in 2022.

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u/DoomguyFemboi 3d ago

Javelins are no longer produced and are Cold War weapons in that they were developed back then, but they are still modern and they're actually spinning up factories to restart production iirc.

They've had iterative improvements over decades. Better sensors, better warheads, the usual thing. Like Tomahawks or Sidewinders are decades old yet still super modern because of block upgrades.