US EditionRussia warns against establishing no-fly zone over Ukraine
- Poland and Romania scrambled fighter jets on September 10 and 13 after multiple Russian drones violated their airspace near Ukraine's border.
- These incursions followed Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and sparked renewed debate about NATO establishing a no-fly zone over Ukraine.
- Polish and Romanian officials labelled the drone violations as provocations, while NATO allies have increased military support but stopped short of enforcing a no-fly zone to avoid direct war with Russia.
- On September 15, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov asserted that NATO's military support for Ukraine effectively places the alliance in conflict with Russia, a fact he claimed is self-evident. Meanwhile, Dmitry Medvedev cautioned that imposing a no-fly zone by NATO would escalate the situation into open hostilities between the two sides.
- The incidents and warnings underscore escalating tensions with Russia threatening retaliation, and NATO members increasing defense readiness without directly entering the conflict.
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Putin's spokesman's remarks occur in the midst of an increase in tensions between the Atlantic Alliance and Moscow after Poland's overthrow of Russian drones that entered its airspace.
By providing military assistance to Ukraine, NATO countries are "at war" with Russia. Thus, as foreign media reports, according to Telegraph, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian journalists during a briefing on September 15. "NATO is at war with Russia; this is clear and needs no proof. NATO provides direct and indirect support to the Kiev regime," Peskov is quoted as saying, repeating Moscow's narrative that Western support for Ukraine…
According to Dmitry Peskov, this does not need any further confirmation. From the beginning, Russia has been talking about the war it has launched against Ukraine as one that is actually being waged in defense against the West.
Russia warns against establishing no-fly zone over Ukraine
Former Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev, on Monday, said Russia would consider NATO forces protecting Ukrainian airspace as a declaration of war. ”Implementing the provocative idea of Kiev and others to create a no-fly zone over Ukraine and also allowing NATO countries to down our drones will mean only one thing: NATO’s war with Russia,” the politician wrote on his Telegram channel. After a slew of Russian drones violated Polish airspace last …
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