After several appeals to the West, especially to NATO, to impose a no-fly over Ukrainian airspace, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made surprising statements, today, Tuesday, declaring that Kyiv is no longer interested in joining NATO, which he fears. Confrontation with Russiaas he put it.
In a video broadcast on the presidential accounts on Telegram, he also held the West responsible for the deaths of civilians for not implementing a flight ban, while vowing to hold those responsible for killing civilians accountable before international courts.
Zelensky also considered, according to what was reported by Agence France-Presse, that the West had not fulfilled its “promises” to his country, according to him.
It is noteworthy that, during the previous days in which he appeared, the Ukrainian president has emphasized the importance of external support to his country in order to confront Russian attacks, calling for the intensification of military aid.
He also repeatedly called for the imposition of a no-fly over Ukrainian airspace, urging NATO to take this decision.
NATO: We will not enter into a conflict with Russia
except if NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, in turn, made it clear in previous statements that this decision might lead to unimaginable consequences.
While stressing that the alliance is ready to defend any inch of the territory of its member states, he stressed at the same time that NATO has not and will not enter into conflict or war with Russia.
He also warned that the fighting might lead to a large-scale war in Europe and exacerbate suffering, especially as NATO imposed a no-fly zone in Ukrainian airspace.
In turn, high-ranking officials in the European Union announced the refusal to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine, because it might plunge the region into World War III.
Putin threatens
Especially since Russian President Vladimir Putin had also announced a few days ago that any attempt to impose a no-fly zone from any other country will be considered a direct participation in military activities, which requires a response, in reference to the possibility of entering into a military conflict with NATO or any of the countries affiliated with it. .
On February 24, Moscow launched a large-scale military operation on the territory of the western neighbor, demanding that it disarm, which it considers a threat to its security. The Kremlin has also repeatedly demanded a halt to NATO’s expansion in eastern Europe, and has refused to include Kyiv.
From the destruction in Kyiv as a result of the military operation in Ukraine – Archyde.com
Those military attacks, which came days following the Kremlin recognized the independence of two separatist regions in eastern Ukraine, mobilized the entire international community, and led to the imposition of an unprecedented package of sanctions on Moscow.
It also led to unprecedented tension between Russia and the West, especially NATO, the European Union and the United States, which warned that Europe is going through the most dangerous security and political phase ever since World War II!
