No-fly zone over Ukraine?

Putin threatens the West: "Any move in this direction..."

Created: 03/05/2022, 16:15

By: Julia Schöneseiffen

Russia's president warns against enforcing a no-fly zone over Ukraine.

NATO still does not want to actively intervene in the Ukraine conflict.

The news ticker.

• The Ukraine conflict* continues.

  The hope of a negotiated solution is currently low.

• Russian President Vladimir Putin warns against enforcing a no-fly zone over Ukraine.

• Putin sees no reason to declare martial law in Russia.

• This

  news ticker on the negotiations in the Ukraine war

  is continuously updated.

  More on the background of the Ukraine crisis* here.

Kyiv/Moscow – Russia's President Vladimir Putin* has warned of a no-fly zone over Ukraine with a view to western states and NATO.

"We consider any movement in this direction as a country's participation in the armed conflict," Putin said at a meeting with employees of the Russian airline Aeroflot on Saturday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy* has called on his western partners to set up a no-fly zone over Ukraine.

So far, however, they have refused.

The associated consequences would be “that Russian planes are shot down.

And you get caught up in a logic of confrontation," said British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Vladimir Putin warns against enforcing a no-fly zone over Ukraine.

© Russian President Press Office / TASS / dpa

Ukraine conflict: Putin sees no reason to declare martial law in Russia

Putin currently sees no prerequisites for declaring martial law in Russia.

Such a situation requires external aggression or fighting in specific regions, Putin said on Saturday, according to Russian agencies in Moscow.

"But we don't have such a situation, and I hope it doesn't come either." He is also not planning a state of emergency.

He countered the fears of many Russians.

As a result, many have already left the country.

Once again, Putin reiterated his terms for an end to Russia's war in Ukraine.

“Our proposals are on the table with a group of negotiators from Kyiv.

We hope that they will respond positively.” The most important demand is the demilitarization of Ukraine.

"We need to know clearly which weapons are where and under what control they are." Various options are currently being discussed with the Ukrainian delegation.

According to Putin, the "destruction of military infrastructure" in Ukraine "as part of the operation (...) is practically complete".

He mentioned weapons and ammunition depots.

All other developments can be found in our news ticker on the military conflict in the Ukraine war.

War in Ukraine: No active intervention by NATO

Russia invaded Ukraine a week ago and has since attacked numerous cities.

We accompany the conflict here with up-to-date maps and visualizations.

The Ukrainian armed forces have so far managed to slow down the Russian advance, also because they can count on the material support and equipment of NATO countries.

However, the Western military alliance has repeatedly emphasized that it will not actively intervene in the conflict.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj was disappointed by NATO* because the western alliance does not want to get involved militarily in the conflict.

In a live link to solidarity demos in Europe, Selenskyj warned: "If Ukraine falls, everyone will fall."