Posted on 02/28/2022 3:29:11 PM PST by conservative98
Zelensky told Axios in a statement on Monday that his country “needs the West to impose a no-fly zone,” a significant escalation potentially tantamount to an act of war.
“The sanctions are heading in the right direction. In addition to disconnecting the Russian Central Bank from SWIFT and providing more Stingers and anti-tank weapons, we need the West to impose a no-fly zone over significant parts of Ukraine,” Zelensky said in a statement to Axios.
“Ukraine can beat the aggressor. We are proving this to the world. But our allies must also do their part,” he added.
On Monday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki told MSNBC that it is “not something the president wants to do,” and “that’s not a good idea.”
"We are not going to have a military war with Russia with U.S. troops," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says. pic.twitter.com/7oZlvPGv7w
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) February 28, 2022
“Well, here’s what’s important for everybody to know about a no-fly zone: What that would require is implementation by the U.S. military,” Psaki said. “It would essentially mean the U.S. military would be shooting down planes, Russian planes.”
“That is definitely escalatory,” she continued. “That would potentially put us into a place where we’re in a military conflict with Russia – that is not something the president wants to do.”
Per Axios, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told MSNBC that there are “no intentions” for such action.
“We have no intentions of moving into Ukraine neither on the ground or in the airspace,” said Stoltenberg. “We have a responsibility to make sure that this doesn’t spiral out of control that escalates even further into concern for full-fledged war in Europe involving NATO allies.”
In a tweet Friday, Rep. Adam Kinzinger stated that the West should “declare a #NoFlyZone over Ukraine.”
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Zelensky: “Let’s you and Russia fight, NATO!!”
A-dumb has instructions printed on his forehead reminding him to breathe, and he carries a portable mirror to look at himself for that.
Perhaps the only time I've ever agreed with Jen Psaki on anything.
Who briefs Psaki? The chief of staff, or somebody who stays in the shadows?
A big, fat, NO to that request.
That directly leads to WWIII. Take the Russian madman at his word on this one. He isn’t bluffing, IMO.
Putin has already declared what he will do if the west intervenes militarily. The extinction of life on Earth is not something I’d gamble he’s bluffing on.
If we’re attacked, then so be it, launch.
Agreed.
Avoiding WWIII is goal 1.
Ukraine winning is goal 2.
Once MiGs start falling from the sky things will go bad very quickly.
Psaki got confused. She translated “fly” as “mosquito”. She thinks mosquitoes are those who live in Moscow.
Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
Well, for once I agree with “Band Camp” Jen.
Got to go with Biden on that one, Kinzinger is a bleedin’ maniac.
Kinzinger once again takes up the banner of idiocy, and runs with it.
Biden do something , not a good idea ,LOL
Wait is Psaki President ?
Maybe Germany should think about that. Not US. This war is as much their fault as any other European appeasers that grew fat under our security blanket.
Definitely not a good idea. Zelenski knows it. He messing with Pukin.
“Psaki got confused. She translated ‘fly’ as ‘mosquito’. . . .”
Confuse-us say, “Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.”
As those pics of A-Dumb making poopy in his pantz, like his hero Resident Huggies?
It’s in their neighborhood
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