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The West should be offering ~$5 million per Russian jet that defects, along with EU citizenship.

Skeptical that would be effective for two reasons:

1. Pilots that have family back home probably won't be eager to take the offer

2. Russia has shown no qualms about targeted assassinations in foreign lands.

You might be right, but here are some counterarguments:

> 1. Pilots that have family back home probably won't be eager to take the offer

Russia has not been known to do North-Korea-style family executions (so far)

> 2. Russia has shown no qualms about targeted assassinations in foreign lands.

Russia might be too weak after all this is over to still have these capabilities.

Time will tell!