The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskycriticized NATO on Friday for refusing to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine, a measure that Kiev has been requesting for days to stop Russia.
“Knowing that further attacks and casualties are inevitable, NATO has made the decision to do not close the sky over UkraineZelensky said in a new video message posted on social media.
According to the Ukrainian president, the intelligence of the Alliance countries “knows the enemy’s plans very well.” “We believe that the NATO countries have created the narrative that the closure of the sky of Ukraine will provoke a direct confrontationbetween Russia and the Euro-Atlantic bloc, he added.
At the end of his speech, Zelensky nevertheless admitted that there are also friendly countries in NATO, which help Ukraine “despite everything.” “Therefore we feel alone and we continue to fight. We are going to defend our country and liberate our land,” he said.
The US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinkenreiterated his rejection of NATO helping to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine since, he assured, the allies have the responsibility that the war started by Russia “does not spread” outside of that country.
Blinken agreed with the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenbergwho also rejected that NATO is going to contribute to that no-fly zone that Kiev was asking for.
The only way to implement such a no-fly zone, Blinken pointed out, would be “sending NATO planes to shoot down Russian planes“. “This could lead us to the war with russia. We are not going to go to war with Russia, but we are going to give the Ukrainians methods to defend themselves,” he said.
Source: Lasexta
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