Why not Polish (and Slovak) aircraft? They are the same as those the Ukrainians are already trained on and are accustomed to maintaining.
This all was in the works for nearly a year.
“WW3” is absurd. Russia can live just fine after withdrawing from Ukraine. It does not have to put a pistol to its collective head.
The US c oes not belong in this period. Not our circus not our monkies. No money or weapons to Ukraine. No boots or planes. Enough!