US planes won’t be flying over Ukrainian skies

U.S. planes won’t be flying over Ukrainian skies to have interaction with Russian assaults, State Division spokesperson Matthew Miller stated at a press convention on April 16.

In response to a query about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s statements calling for Western allies to defend Ukraine in the identical manner that they defended Israel throughout a massive Iranian aerial attack, Miller stated that the U.S. relationship with Israel is “completely completely different” than that of Ukraine.

Iran carried out a massive attack on Israel on April 14, launching 170 drones, 30 cruise missiles, and 120 ballistic missiles, in keeping with Israel’s Protection Forces (IDF). Israel and its allies, together with the U.S., France, and the U.Ok., downed the overwhelming majority of the drones and missiles earlier than they even reached Israeli territory.

President Zelensky shortly condemned the assault and urged Western allies to defend Ukraine in the identical manner they protected Israel.

“We have now a completely completely different relationship with Ukraine and Israel in that our relationship with Israel goes again a long time and – when it comes to a safety partnership,” Miller stated. “Ukraine is simply in a distinct place…We’re not in armed navy battle with Russia, which is what it could require for U.S. planes to be within the skies over Ukraine partaking with Russian assaults. And we’re not going to be in direct armed battle with Russia.”

Miller emphasised that President Joe Biden has been clear that the U.S. won’t have interaction in direct armed battle with Russia however stays dedicated to offering additional air protection methods and different monetary and protection assist to Ukraine sooner or later.

Regardless of this, U.S. help for Ukraine has been successfully blocked for months, resulting in the quickly deteriorating scenario on the battlefield.

Whereas the Senate handed a $95 billion foreign aid bill for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan in February, Speaker of the Home Mike Johnson, the important thing participant in advancing the help invoice, has stated he as an alternative plans to carry a vote on 4 separate payments in his chamber this week.

Learn additionally: Speaker Johnson advances aid bills, but time running out as Ukraine’s supplies dry up

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