The Poles would like to see this thing stopped in the Ukraine and are trying to get a jump on things. A couple dozen Migs, well armed and in good order, could tip the balance.
Hard to blame them after waiting on the West to help them out the last time the Russians invaded them, and stayed for 45 years or so……
I think Putin is having a legit tough time closing the deal on this one. Having a big army with few combat ready (or suitable) troops and a bunch of tanks that don’t run (like we discovered after the Cold War) isn’t great for going on the offensive.
It took Hitler 3 weeks to take half of Poland (probably wouldn’t have then if they hadn’t carpet bombed Warsaw) and the krauts had their [bleep] together. Invading countries is hard…..
