Ukrainian defense minister calls for no-fly zone over Ukraine after missile downed in Poland
The missile strike in Poland “is nothing more than a message from Russia to the G20 summit”, assessed the Ukrainian president today Volodymyr Zelensky speaking via video conference to Group of Twenty leaders meeting in Bali, Indonesia.
There is “a terrorist state among you, against which we must defend ourselves,” he added, referring to Russia.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov demanded to be imposed over Ukraine no fly zoneafter a missile fell in Poland.
“We ask for the sky to be closed, because the sky has no borders. Not for the uncontrolled missiles. Not for the threat they pose to our neighbors in the EU and NATO,” Reznikov tweeted.
“This is the reality we were warning about,” he added.
Poland: Does not trigger Article 4
Poland, however, did not request the activation of Article 4 of the NATO Treaty, which provides for consultations on issues of concern regarding the security of a member state, NATO sources told AMPE.
NATO’s North Atlantic Council is meeting today at the level of Permanent Representatives regarding the explosions in Eastern Poland, near the border with Ukraine.
The meeting is de-dramatized after the first indications that the missile that hit Polish territory was Ukrainian, diplomats estimate.
The meeting of NATO ambassadors in Brussels will be chaired by Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who will hold a press conference at approximately 13:30 Greek time, NATO said in a statement.
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