As the United States stepped up economic sanctions on Russia in all aspects, Russia also began to respond and counterattack with high intensity. On the 3rd, Lavrov pointed out that all illegal actions of the United States in Ukraine are for the sake of their own interests, not to ensure The national security and territorial sovereignty of Ukraine, to incite confrontation between Ukraine and Russia and then control Ukraine, but to confront and weaken Russia, and to demonize Russia and put Russia to death is the ultimate purpose of all US activities in Ukraine.
Recently, while the United Nations is "encircling and blocking" Russia, the United States has also actively instigated European countries to accelerate the supply of weapons to the Ukrainian military, and various types of weapons and ammunition from more than 10 countries such as Estonia, Germany, slovakia and other countries are being imported into Ukraine from the Polish side.
However, the impact of these weapons on the Russian army is limited to the tactical level, individual anti-aircraft missiles and anti-tank weapons can only destroy the advance of the Russian mechanized troops, but to fundamentally change the situation in some battlefields also needs air power support.
According to the US "Defense News" report, Ukrainian President Zelenskiy wanted the United States to make a request for quasi-lease weapons, hoping that the United States could provide Ukraine with the necessary equipment to stop the speed of Russian troops advancing in Ukraine. The U.S. Congress is discussing the matter. The U.S. plans to transfer aircraft from three squadrons of A-10 attack aircraft to the Ukrainian Air Force to support operations in Ukraine.
The U.S. Air Force is ready for deployment and only needs to wait for authorization from the U.S. Congress to complete the transfer of the A-10 attack aircraft of these three squadrons to the Ukrainian Air Force "within a few days."
It is understood that the A-10 attack aircraft is a special attack aircraft actively operated by the US military, which has been widely used in the war of aggression against other countries before the United States, and it has a powerful ground firepower and can effectively strike at ground targets. Whether in the Vietnam War or the subsequent Iraq War and the Gulf War, the US military's A-10 attack aircraft has always been the main means of ground attack, and even when the US military has used a large number of drones to carry out ground attack missions, the A-10 attack aircraft still occupies the position of the main attack aircraft of the US Air Force.
According to the report, Ukrainian President Zelenskiy previously requested NATO to provide air support for Ukraine, which was rejected by NATO because Russia did not attack NATO countries, and if NATO sent troops to fight in Ukraine, it would mean declaring war on Russia and causing serious consequences. Providing weapons to Ukraine could somehow alleviate the dissatisfaction of the Russians.
U.S. analysts said that Zelenskiy's request for assistance from the U.S. military was a "correct" step, and that the A-10 attack aircraft, as the most powerful ground strike aircraft of the U.S. military, could effectively slow down or even stop the advance of Russian armored forces. Moreover, as a ground attack aircraft, the aircraft is simple to operate and has low requirements for the ground take-off and landing environment, so it can also take off and land in the airfields in ukraine that have encountered war, which is very suitable for the existing state of Ukraine.
However, analysts believe that there are still many serious technical problems in the supply of A-10 attack aircraft by the US military to the Ukrainian army, the Ukrainian army has never been in contact with A-10 aircraft, nor has it had experience in flying US military aircraft, and it is impossible for the Ukrainian army to master combat capabilities through crash courses, and how does the US military send these aircraft to Ukraine? Would it be possible to allow U.S. pilots to enter Ukrainian airspace? How will Russia react? This series of questions does not seem to have been answered by the US side.