In particular, it was agreed that if the United States stopped the MiG deal, Beijing’s generals would do their best to defuse Putin’s nuclear threat at the operational level, Matthews wrote.

“It worked,” said the Chinese source.

“The (United States) decided that supplying aircraft was a step too far.”

According to Matthews, initially, Washington was positive about the transfer of MiG-29 jets by Poland in exchange for more modern Western fighter jets for Warsaw. But a day later, on March 8, the Pentagon abruptly reversed its position, pronouncing Poland’s proposal “not tenable.”

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At the same time, as the author wrote, despite a dramatic escalation in supplies of money and military hardware, including NATO-standard 155mm artillery capable of firing guided shells and the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, NATO has held back on providing attack aircraft, helicopters, NATO-standard tanks, long-range battlefield missile and cruise missile systems.

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