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‘Definitely escalatory’: White House rejects suggested ‘no-fly’ zone over Ukraine

By Mike Brest
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‘Definitely escalatory’: White House rejects suggested ‘no-fly’ zone over Ukraine

The Biden administration rejected calls for a “no-fly” zone over Ukraine, arguing that it would be an “escalatory” measure.

Declaring a “no-fly” zone would require enforcement, and that would “essentially mean the U.S. military would be shooting down planes, Russian planes,” White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on MSNBC Monday morning.

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