The American actor launched this Thursday, March 31, an appeal to a billionaire to buy two squadrons of F-15 or F-16 for Ukraine in order to “put an end to this war”.
Sean Penn, very invested since the start of the conflict, explains in a tweet that twelve devices in this category with superior technology to Russian MiGs could play a decisive role. He estimates that Ukrainian pilots can learn “in three weeks” to handle these fighter jets.
“It would cost private buyers 300 million dollars (271 million euros)” before adding “A billionaire could end this war in Ukraine”.
By open source, 2 squadrons of F-15’s or 16’s (that’s 12 aircraft with better tech than Russian Migs or SU’s) quickly trainable (3 weeks) to Ukrainian aviators would cost private sector buyers approx $300M. Add another $200M in missile defense for a total of $500M. (1/2)
— Sean Penn (@SeanPenn) March 31, 2022
The actor was in kyiv for a documentary when Russia launched its invasion. He has since multiplied initiatives to try to help the population, in particular through his humanitarian foundation which will support refugees in Poland.
“Ukraine is the spearhead of the fight for the dreams of democracy. If we leave it to fight alone, we lose our soul as America,” he said.