A NATO No-Fly Zone in Ukraine Would Be “Direct Involvement in the War Against Russia,” Experts Warn

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky continues to demand the U.S. and NATO allies impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine, an idea that President Biden has rejected even as a growing number of Republicans embrace the idea despite the risk it could draw the U.S. directly into the war against Russia and possibly spark a nuclear confrontation. Stephen Wertheim, a senior fellow in the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, co-authored an open letter signed by foreign policy experts who oppose a no-fly zone over Ukraine. It urges leaders to continue diplomatic and economic measures to end the conflict. “As you start thinking about how a no-fly zone would actually unfold, it becomes very obvious this would be direct involvement in the war against Russia, and rather than end the war, a no-fly zone would enlarge the war and escalate the war,” says Wertheim.

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[maxmeggeneder]

What else would it be?
It would be the death of us all.
And it would help the Ukranian people as much as the NFZ over Libya helped the people of Libya in the end.
A clear loose-loose-loose situation. Except for the MIC and the ruling class of the western imperialist countries.

[arainmk]

Does the US have any moral authority anymore?

[factsnotfeelings]

The intelligence service in the west made zelensky look like a Hollywood star.

[leftykeys]

"Limited fly zone" sounds like "a little bit pregnant". These people are playing with our lives and I do not appreciate it.

[factsnotfeelings]

3:40 "...limited no fly zone.." 🤣😂🤣😂 And Russia will have "limited" response to air plane threatening them. 🤣😂The stupidity never stops.

[sylviewalker]

No war...damaged people create other damaged people create other....break the cycle. Evolve.. not devolve. Blessings

[mohammadjafar]

I believe if US and NATO are involved in the peace negotiations they will wreck the agreement. US doesn't want peace between Ukraine and Russia, their aim is to drag the war and try to weaken Russia with no concern for ukrainian lives being lost, advancing their agenda of control is more important to them than human lives. Ukraine and Russia should settle their differences between themselves and get to a permanent solution which adresses both countries concern. It is possible especially now that both parties are giving out positive signal to peace.

[MustacheVerra]

If people understood how easily this could have been avoided they wouldn't cheer for Ukraine and that clown Zelinski.

[rubymclovely]

Didnt Democracy Now call for a no fly zone just recently!? WTF are they thinking!?

[Acoustrics]

If they coulda, the woulda,
But they can’t, so they shan’t.

[fokkenhotz]

I think a no fly zone would push Putin's finger down on the nuke button.

[TheZenGarden_]

Just in the last 120 years "America" has been involved in over 85 different "conflicts" all over the world, and that doesn't even include the two world wars and now inevitable on the precipice of a third. 🤔Yet your ancestors proclaimed they were "civilized good christians"?
😂👉🏾Psalms 46:10

[kennard]

Let the Russian and ukraine people alone America

[factsnotfeelings]

1:00 Hey Stephen Wertheim, Russia is NOT Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Grenada, or Afghanistan. Russia has the worlds most formidable air defence system. Stealth planes that Nato has can already be detected from radars made back in the 1990s.

[kickinghorse]

Bless Ukraine
Bless Russia
Bless all beings every one

May all men be reconciled
May all women be reconciled
May all men and women be reconciled
May all lovers be reconciled
May all husbands and wives be reconciled
May all fathers and daughters be reconciled
May all fathers and sons be reconciled
May all mothers and daughters be reconciled
May all mothers and sons be reconciled
May all parents and children be reconciled
May all brothers be reconciled
May all sisters be reconciled
May all brothers and sisters be reconciled
May all friends be reconciled
May all neighbors be reconciled
May all teachers be reconciled
May all students be reconciled
May all teachers and students be reconciled
May all leaders be reconciled
May all leaders and peoples be reconciled
May all holy men be reconciled
May all holy women be reconciled
May all holy men and women be reconciled
May all religions be reconciled
May all races be reconciled
May all nations be reconciled
May all people be reconciled
May humanity and father sky be reconciled
May humanity and mother earth be reconciled
May humanity and the great mystery be reconciled
May all life be reconciled
That all beings may with joy breathe the breath of life and together live, love and create a world of shared peace and prosperity.
For the highest good, truth, and beauty of all our relations.
May it be so.

[roliveros]

GAME OVER✍✍✍GAME OVER LETS GET BACK TO WORK ✍✍😉😉

[kevincssmith]

Send planes and helicopters to Ukraine... not a bunch of toys !

[carnaud]

Yup…..Duck and Cover folks. They want to do it

[ExpertofEverything]

Love this show but the poor timing when interjecting/interuppting and the whole 30 seconds, 10 seconds stuff at the end is frustrating. 10 minutes isn't enough, can't you guys be more flexible with the time slots?

[gethappycyclingcampingoutdoors]

" not join NATO/USA anytime soon" what about the future?
Zelensky is a USA muppet,