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White House Dismisses Talk of Ukraine No-Fly Zone

The White House said the U.S. implementing a no-fly zone ban on Russian planes in Ukraine's skies was "not a good idea," as it would draw the U.S. into direct military conflict with Russia.

“It would essentially mean the U.S. military would be shooting down planes, Russian planes," White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on MSNBC on Monday (Feb. 28). "That is definitely escalatory... That is not something the president wants to do. Those are all the reasons why that's not a good idea."

President Biden has said the U.S. wouldn't fight Russian troops in Ukraine.

Meanwhile, Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R., Ill.) repeated his desire for the U.S. to establish a no-fly zone over Ukraine, although he acknowledged that it was unlikely to happen.

"I don't think it's too late. But I think every day that goes by, you know more [surface-to-air missile] sites that are moved in by the Russians, yeah, it becomes more difficult.''

Other lawmakers such as Sen. Marco Rubio (R., Fla.) rejected the idea.

"I think people have to understand what that means," Mr. Rubio said. "That means the willingness to shoot down Russian aircraft, and that would mean World War III, versus NATO and the United States. I think people need to understand what it is. When you say that, that's what you're talking about."

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