'A no-fly zone would commit the U.S. and NATO forces to shoot down any Russian aircraft that enter.'
"A no-fly zone would commit the U.S. and NATO forces to shoot down any Russian aircraft that enter," reads a new open letter opposing the policy.Nearly 80 foreign policy experts on Thursday urged the Biden administration to continue opposing a no-fly zone in Ukrainian airspace, warning that such a"reckless" policy would risk bringing the United States into a"shooting war with Russian forces" as they ramp up their assault on their neighbor.
"A no-fly zone would commit the U.S. and NATO forces to shoot down any Russian aircraft that enter. It would be naive to think that merely declaring a no-fly zone would convince the Russian military to comply voluntarily," 78 experts led by led by Stephen Wertheim of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Will Ruger of the American Institute for Economic Research write in an"In short," the letter declares,"a no-fly zone would mean going to war with Russia.
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