Zelensky’s ploy appealed to the “honest promise” / Schultz answered
reported by Mehr news agency quoted by Sputnik, German Prime Minister Olaf Schultz rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s request to Western countries to shoot down Russian missiles in Ukraine’s airspace.
During the fourth meeting of the European Political Forum in London, Zelensky once again asked his Western allies to shoot down Russian missiles and drones in Ukraine’s airspace and to convince the Westerners to do so. Kar pointed out their participation in repelling Iran’s recent missile and drone attack (Vadeh Sadeq) on Tel Aviv; An attack which, of course, did not go anywhere, and the desired positions of Tehran were precisely targeted.
Sholtz said in response to a question about Zelensky’s request: I believe that such a consensus on such an action is impossible. America also has a very clear position on this issue.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said in late May that Berlin and its allies are not even seriously considering the possibility of shooting down Russian missiles and drones, as this would mean direct participation. is at war.
While Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Zelenskiy signed a security cooperation agreement in early July, which includes a clause related to a mechanism that enables the Poles to If Russian missiles and drones are fired at Warsaw and are in Ukrainian airspace, shoot them down.
John Kirby, the head of strategic communications of the White House National Security Council, said against such an action that the Washington government does not want to see an escalation of war as a result of the downing of Russian missiles by Poland.
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Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who will soon be replaced by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, claimed last Monday that this military alliance will not directly enter the war in Ukraine and support It limits itself from Kiev to the level of helping them shoot down Russian fighters.
