Maybe if the US said this about Russian ships supplying North Viet Nam the war may have gone the other way. /s
Exactly.
Not only that, but in the Korean War there were a bunch of Soviet pilots flying MiG-15s against American jets and bombers. Additionally, Soviet PVO troops manned AA defenses on the ground.
The Russians should be glad that F-22s and F-35s are not providing ‘covert assistance’ to the Ukrainians…
What’s the /s for?
Oh, right - the /s = ‘stoopid’ that was the policy of hands off any shipping going into N. Vietnam.