NATO's secretary-general said the alliance opposes the idea, but Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Slovenia have called for the zone.
and Canada's Parliament to enact the measure in back-to-back addresses this week."How many more of those missiles have to fall on our cities until you make this happen?" Zelensky asked Canadian lawmakers.'s troops have turned the Ukrainian skies into"a source of death for thousands of people" by firing nearly 1,000 missiles and bombs."I can say I have a need," he said."I need to protect our sky.
Zelensky did offer an alternative, telling lawmakers that if a no-fly zone is too much to ask for, supplying military aircraft and defense systems would be the next best thing."You know how much depends on the battlefield on the ability to use aircraft," the Ukrainian leader said. Lithuania, Slovenia, Latvia and Estonia have called for a no-fly zone over Ukraine. Above, an Aero L-39C Albatros aircraft from the Ukraine air force flies over Lviv on March 4.Lithuania's resolution, the AP reported, would allow peacekeepers from theWhile members of the U.S. House and
gave Zelensky a standing ovation and praised his leadership, his 16-minute address did little to change their minds on a no-fly zone.
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