Russia warned Ukraine’s neighbors, on Sunday, against hosting Kyiv’s combat planes that are used against Russian forces, accusing them of allowing Ukrainian military planes to land at their airports.
“The use of the airport network of these countries as a base for Ukrainian military aircraft and their subsequent use against the Russian armed forces can be considered the involvement of these countries in an armed conflict,” Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said.
Ukraine calls on Western countries to establish a no-fly zone over its territory – A The request was rejected by NATOWhich is trying to avoid the dangers of direct confrontation with Moscow.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also asked the United States to intervene with Eastern European countries to provide their armed forces with Russian-made aircraft to counter the advance of Russian forces.
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Saturday that Russia would consider any country trying to impose a no-fly zone in Ukraine.
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