NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that "Ukraine has the right to shoot down planes and strike other targets outside Ukrainian territory if they are used to attack it," UNIAN reported.
"Ukraine has the right to self-defense, this includes attacks against legitimate military targets outside of Ukraine. Shooting down Russian planes used to attack Ukraine is part of the right of self-defense," he commented after a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council, which took place on April 19.
However, he did not comment on specific cases of Ukrainian attacks. "I cannot disclose details, I will leave that to the Ukrainian side. I can say that a number of allies have stated today during the meeting that they will accelerate the delivery of air defense systems, I expect concrete announcements in the alliance countries in the future", added Jens Stoltenberg.
NATO: Ukraine has the right to shoot down planes and hit targets outside its territory
I can say that a number of allies said today during the meeting that they will accelerate the delivery of air defense systems, I expect specific announcements in the countries of the alliance in the future, he added Jens Stoltenberg
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