Earlier Friday, NATO rejected pleas from Ukraine to impose a no-fly zone to halt Russia’s bombing.
Kyiv:
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky lashed NATO on Friday for ruling out a no-fly zone over his nation saying the Western army alliance knew additional Russian aggression was possible.
“Realizing that new strikes and casualties are inevitable, NATO intentionally determined to not shut the sky over Ukraine,” he mentioned in a video revealed by the presidency.
“At present the management of the alliance gave the inexperienced mild for additional bombing of Ukrainian cities and villages, refusing to make a no-fly zone.”
Earlier Friday, NATO rejected pleas from Ukraine to impose a no-fly zone to halt Russia’s bombing, however Western allies did warn President Vladimir Putin of contemporary sanctions if he doesn’t cease his conflict.
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg mentioned the alliance wouldn’t intervene within the battle over fears of a direct conflict with Moscow that might spiral right into a wider battle.
“The one method to implement a no-fly zone is to ship NATO fighter planes into Ukraine’s airspace, after which impose that no-fly zone by capturing down Russian planes,” Stoltenberg mentioned after the pressing assembly.
“If we did that, we’ll find yourself with one thing that might finish in a full-fledged conflict in Europe, involving many extra international locations and inflicting far more human struggling.”
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