Sen. Coons: A ‘No-Fly Zone’ Would Mean Needing to Take Out Military Sites in Russia and Belarus

COONS We need to ░░░░░░░░ everything we can to ░░░░░░░░ the Ukrainian people their ░░░░░░░░ their government the best ░░░░░░░░ to stop Putin to ░░░░░░░░ Putin s army and ░░░░░░░░ push back against this ░░░░░░░░ invasion of Ukraine Many ░░░░░░░░ the most effective recent ░░░░░░░░ into Ukraine were done ░░░░░░░░ air launched cruise missiles ░░░░░░░░ Russian territory There is ░░░░░░░░ that we could we ░░░░░░░░ t through a no ░░░░░░░░ zone or through more ░░░░░░░░ or through antiair systems ░░░░░░░░ that without directly confronting ░░░░░░░░ fighters Russian pilots Russian ░░░░░░░░ in Russian airspace BAIER ░░░░░░░░ t the delineation really ░░░░░░░░ S personnel crossing the ░░░░░░░░ into Ukraine If you ░░░░░░░░ flying a no fly ░░░░░░░░ Americans could be hit ░░░░░░░░ Americans could be in ░░░░░░░░ COONS That s right ░░░░░░░░ we tried to enforce ░░░░░░░░ no fly zone not ░░░░░░░░ would we have American ░░░░░░░░ confronting Russian pilots and ░░░░░░░░ at each other but ░░░░░░░░ would have to take ░░░░░░░░ Russian air defense systems ░░░░░░░░ are in Russia and ░░░░░░░░ Belarus That s how ░░░░░░░░ effectively gain control of ░░░░░░░░ airspace over Ukraine That ░░░░░░░░ a step I m ░░░░░░░░ willing to support but ░░░░░░░░ do think we should ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine every possible tool ░░░░░░░░ will allow them to ░░░░░░░░ Russia from succeeding by ░░░░░░░░ air against them.”