Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reacted angrily on Friday to NATO's decision not to impose an airspace zone on Ukraine amid a Russian military invasion, saying Atlantic Alliance member states were, in his view, "self-imposed." ».
"Alliance leadership has given the green light to continue bombing Ukrainian cities and villages by refusing to impose a no-fly zone," a video uploaded to the Ukrainian presidency's website said.
"We believe that the NATO countries themselves have created the narrative that imposing a no-fly zone over Ukraine would provoke a direct Russian attack on them," he continued.
According to Mr. Zelenski, "this is a process of self-hypnosis, for some who are weak, who have internal insecurity, while they have weapons much more powerful than ours".
NATO member states have rejected Kiev's request to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine to prevent them from getting involved in the war.
"The issue was discussed and the allies agreed that we should not deploy NATO aircraft to operate on Ukrainian airspace or NATO troops on the ground, because we could face a full-scale war in Europe," he said. North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Jens Stoltenberg.
"What were you thinking in this meeting?" "Everyone who dies from now on will die because of you, because of your weakness, because of your disconnection," said Volodymyr Zelensky, referring to "weak" NATO leaders who are "confused".
Source: RES-EAP