I'm not sure why Zelensky prioritizes a no-fly zone since (a) the Russian air force has not been particularly effective to date, and (b) NATO jets presumably would not provide aggressive air support for Ukrainian ground troops, but could potentially get into a shooting war with Russia, with dangerously unpredictable results. They might …
I'm not sure why Zelensky prioritizes a no-fly zone since (a) the Russian air force has not been particularly effective to date, and (b) NATO jets presumably would not provide aggressive air support for Ukrainian ground troops, but could potentially get into a shooting war with Russia, with dangerously unpredictable results. They might even be a hazard to Ukrainian aircraft, or deny air space to Ukraine altogether - in which case the latter would still be prey to indiscriminate Russian shelling.
Perhaps it's just more Zelensky PR, at which he has obviously been a one man armored division. But it would surely be in his interest to have the greater freedom of action that donated jets would provide.
I'm not sure why Zelensky prioritizes a no-fly zone since (a) the Russian air force has not been particularly effective to date, and (b) NATO jets presumably would not provide aggressive air support for Ukrainian ground troops, but could potentially get into a shooting war with Russia, with dangerously unpredictable results. They might even be a hazard to Ukrainian aircraft, or deny air space to Ukraine altogether - in which case the latter would still be prey to indiscriminate Russian shelling.
Perhaps it's just more Zelensky PR, at which he has obviously been a one man armored division. But it would surely be in his interest to have the greater freedom of action that donated jets would provide.
As for the Putin Lobby here and abroad, they'll be back. Because, as David French observed in his latest piece, there will always be Putins. https://frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/on-the-enduring-power-of-malevolent?r=3xp1p&s=r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
Could be that Zelenskyy's plea for a No-Fly Zone was actually done to get fighter jets for his people to use as a trade-off.