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F-16s and the irrational politics of military aid | This Week in Ukraine Ep. 22

“This Week in Ukraine” is a video podcast hosted by Kyiv Independent’s reporter Anastasiia Lapatina. Every week, Anastasiia sits down with her newsroom colleagues to discuss Ukraine’s most pressing issues. Episode #22 of our weekly video podcast “This Week in Ukraine” is dedicated to F-16 fighter jets and the irrational politics behind military aid to Ukraine. Host Anastasiia Lapatina is joined by the Kyiv Independent reporter Oleg Sukhov. Listen to the audio version of the podcast – http://bit.ly/3M2wtV9 Support the Kyiv Independent by becoming a member: https://kyivindependent.com/membership/ The Kyiv Independent: Twitter – https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/kyivindependent Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/kyivindependent_official/ Anastasiia Lapatina: Twitter – https://twitter.com/lapatina_ The episode was edited by Dmytro Cherkaskyiv. 00:00 Intro 01:14 Why does Ukraine need F-16 fighter jets? 07:55 Why did F-16 negotiations take so long? 11:10 On the irrational fear of nuclear war 14:39 On restrictions to use Western weapons on Russian soil 17:48 Other weapons in limbo 19:58 Consequences of the West's indecisiveness 22:20 Can the West mitigate its fears? 23:22 Community questions – pilot training, freezing the war 28:35 Also this week 29:20 Outro