Zelensky tells Nato: Send us planes
"If we are no more then, God forbid, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia will be next." Zelensky says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a news briefing following the Ukraine-EU summit in Kyiv, Ukraine October 12, 2021. Photo :Reuters
Ukraine's President Zelensky has given a news conference - where he appealed to the West to send him warplanes.
"If you do not have the power to close the skies [enforce a no-fly zone over Ukraine], then give me planes," he said, reports BBC.
"If we are no more then, God forbid, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia will be next."
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Those countries, in the Baltics, are part of the Nato defence alliance, which means if Russia invaded one it would be at war with all members.
The term no-fly zone refers to an area of airspace in which it has been determined that certain aircraft are not permitted to fly. In a conflict setting, the measure is primarily used to prevent aerial attacks from taking place.
