Stoltenberg on the refusal of a no-fly zone: a painful call with Zelensky in February 2022

The news recounts a 'painful moment' when former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg refused President Volodymyr Zelensky's proposal to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine. Stoltenberg explained that Zelensky called him from a bunker in Kyiv during the Russian advance, asking to close the airspace over the country. At the same time, he recalled similar cases when NATO had closed the skies over other countries to protect them from aggression.

Jens Stoltenberg also expressed his opinion on NATO's support for Ukraine, calling it 'controversial', and emphasized the importance of changing the calculations of the Russian leader through increased assistance to Ukraine on the front.