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US : Introduction of no-fly zone over Ukraine not considered
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BRUSSELS, 16 March 2022, (TON): NATO is not currently considering the issue of introducing a no-fly zone over Ukraine. This was announced during an online briefing by US Permanent Representative to NATO Julian Smith.
She said “issuing a no-fly zone over Ukraine is not being discussed right now. NATO is not pursuing that goal. “
“We don’t want to expand this conflict. We don’t want to expand the context. I think that considering a no-fly zone would take us in the wrong direction.” At the same time, Smith noted the importance of the assistance provided by NATO countries to Ukraine.
She explained “aid comes in many forms. Several of [our] allies provide weapo-ns, some provide humanitarian aid, most of them offer both.”
Smith said “the idea of supplying Polish MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine is untenable.”
She said “as for Poland, they received a number of requests through their contacts in Kyiv with a clear request to supply Soviet [aircraft] MiGs.
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