To leadership of NATO countries

I’m told short posts get read more. Here goes:

To leadership of NATO countries:

Closing the skies over Ukraine means Russian attack aircraft and missiles will be confronted and shot down by NATO planes if they attack targets in Ukraine.

Why should that prospect not frighten you:

1) Putin’s command structure is rotten — his order to fire nukes (if given) will not be followed.

2) Russia’s military hardware is old and poorly maintained (see its performance in Ukraine). Their nukes are unlikely to fire even if Putin’s orders are followed.

3) Europe and North America are covered with anti-missile shields (your taxes paid for it). Even if a missile is fired by Russia, it will not get through to its target.

Putin is a bully. You need to stand up to him.

Get over your fears. They are irrational.

Take Ukrainians’ example. Fortune favours the brave.

Close the skies over Ukraine!

That is all.

* Thoughts from Kyiv is a series of flash essays by Mychailo Wynnyckyj from February 2022

Author: Mychailo Wynnyckyj, Social Scientist, Public Intellectual. Academic Development Officer, Professor at Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

Content Editor: Maryna Korchaka

Program Directors: Julia Ovcharenko and Demyan Om Dyakiv Slavitski

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