Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Western allies to shoot down Russian drones and missiles over Ukraine. However, Berlin categorically refuses to fulfill this request of his.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz emphasized that this is out of the question, DPA reported. The politician has also stated his reluctance to remove restrictions on the use of Western weapons to strike targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
„I see such a consensus that such steps are excluded, and the US also spoke very clearly on this issue”, answered Scholz when asked if NATO countries would commit to shooting down Russian missiles and drones.
Ukrainian President Zelensky recently noted that Ukraine and Poland are seeking to develop a mechanism to jointly shoot down Russian missiles and drones over Ukrainian territory. Subsequently, the Polish Ministry of Defense added that Poland would not be able to fulfill Ukraine's request to shoot down Russian missiles flying towards the western part of the country without a decision of all NATO members, UNIAN agency recalls.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on his international partners to intercept Russian missiles and drones over Ukraine, as was done in Iran's massive missile attack on Israel earlier in April. Zelensky said this during his participation in a meeting of the European Political Community in Great Britain.
Missiles and drones are not bearers of state sovereignty. "These steps must be taken," Zelensky said. He specifically addressed the USA, Great Britain, France, Germany and Poland. “Your courage may be decisive for peace”, Zelensky said. In April, with the help of American, British and French fighter jets and air defense systems, a major Iranian attack on Israel with over 300 missiles and drones was repelled.