falconzord t1_j0xeyxf wrote on December 20, 2022 at 3:05 AM

Reply to comment by _AutomaticJack_ in Ukraine May Finally Get Greece’s Russian S-300 Missiles by srjain313

Not debating that but just saying that Russian tech has been pretty stagnant. The MiG35 is also a rebrand. Ultimately I think Turkey doesn't give unless they get some benefit in return. They do have the Syrian border to worry about.

_AutomaticJack_ t1_j0y1c1m wrote on December 20, 2022 at 6:37 AM

Oh, for sure... On both counts, actually.

While I don't think the S400s do the Syrian border much good packed up in a warehouse, they don't do any harm (like making high-resolution scans of western aircraft on hardware that Russia may have access to...) either. And I definitely do think that the present Turkish government doesn't do anything unless they figure that they have squeezed as much out of the situation as they can (see also: The Finns and NATO).