“We break everything that flies towards us and Poland. Maybe to Romania”: Zelenski wants Bucharest and Warsaw to break down Russians with Ukraine / “We do not rely on others”
Volodimir Zelenski. CREDIT LINE: UKRINFORM / DDP USA / Profimedia
Ukrainian President, Volodimir Zelenski, believes that it is reasonable to discuss with other states common solutions for the breaking of drones above Ukraine, saying that if Ukraine has placed anti-aircraft defense systems, they should break down everything “to us and Poland.” “Or it may not be only Poland, but also Romania,” he added, quoted by Interfax Ukraine.
“I think it is fair to discuss a common solution. Not only for a drone to fall on the heads of the Ukrainians and not reach the Polish territory, but that these decisions will be taken together. This means, if our anti-aircraft defense systems are in the right place-we are down to us,”
He explained that the mechanism should be mutual: “Poland, in turn, breaks down with planes everything that flies towards it and everything that flies towards us.”
“We could only focus on the western regions of our state-where Poland has the opportunity. Or it may not only be Poland, but also Romania. We do not rely on others,” added the Ukrainian president.
The discussion about the establishment of an air exclusion zone above Ukraine was restored last week, after the Russian drones entered the airspace of Poland and then Romania.
Ukraine supported such a measure, and Poland said he would also agree.
Russia has announced that it would consider a declaration of war as NATO's establishment of an area of air prohibition above Ukraine, former Russian president Dmitri Medvedev said on Monday.
“The implementation of the provocative idea of Kiev and other idiots to create an area of air prohibition above Ukraine and the authorization of NATO countries to break our drones will mean one thing: the NATO war with Russia,” the Russian politician wrote on his Telegram channel.
President Nicușor Dan said that Romania “rather” does not support the establishment of such an air exclusion in Ukraine.
“We had incipient discussions on this topic with people from the national state apparatus, counselors, army people, foreign policy specialists. For the moment-rather. But, depending on the evolution of things, we can reconsider. Nicușor Dan, at Antena 3.
