Ukraine’s request to shoot down Russian missiles needs discussion: Polish Foreign Ministry
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland confirmed that Ukraine asked NATO member states to shoot down Russian missiles flying over Ukrainian territory before they hit the target.
About it in the comments of RMF FM said Pavel Vronskyi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland.
Vronsky noted that this issue requires careful discussion, as it is related to a number of technical and legal aspects. In particular, the issue of the range of the missiles and the potential damage that their debris can cause after being shot down is important. He emphasized the need to take into account possible consequences, such as damage to property or even death, in the event of debris falling on the territory of NATO countries.
The day before, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, publicly voiced Ukraine’s request to its allies to shoot down Russian missiles from their territory. He also noted that if the allies are not ready for such a step, Ukraine has alternative courses of action.
“Therefore, the first thing: we really ask our partners to consider the possibilities under which Russian missiles – not Russian planes with Russian pilots on board, but pieces of iron that carry death from Russia to Ukraine – would be intercepted from the territory of our partner countries. There is an alternative solution: if you do not want to do this, just provide us with all the necessary means for this, we will place them on the territory of Ukraine and we will intercept these missiles ourselves. These are air defense systems and combat aircraft with appropriate technical capabilities,” – suggested Kuleba.
The final decision on this issue will be made at the level of NATO and individual member states.
