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Biden team prepares to rush last minute aid to Ukraine (www.politico.com)

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[-] woelkchen@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

Those NATO allies (Poland) don't even intercept Russian missiles when they enter Polish air space. Belarus has a better track record of shooting down Russian drones.

[-] thanksforallthefish@literature.cafe 14 points 10 hours ago

Because they've been told by the US they're not allowed to use their US supplied arms to do so. They've been asking for permission for at least a year. Refer also constraints placed on Ukraine

[-] el_bhm@lemm.ee 2 points 4 hours ago

There is also the issue of

Batteries protecting major cities.
Munitions being limited.
What can be shot down depends on the altitude. See point 1.

[-] woelkchen@lemmy.world 5 points 10 hours ago

Polish deputy prime minister says otherwise:

By asking Poland to shoot down Russian missiles over Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky is attempting to get Warsaw involved in the war, Polish Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski said in an interview with Radio ZET on Nov. 4. https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-wants-to-drag-poland-into-war-with-russia-polish-deputy-pm-claims/

It's a choice by the Polish.