Estonia becomes the first NATO country to activate no-fly-zone in Ukraine

Ukraine War

Smoke rises over Irpin, north of Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 12, 2022. (Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images)

Estonia's Parliament has called for establishing a no-fly zone over Ukraine, becoming the first NATO member state to do so in response to Russia's continued air attacks.

"The Riigikogu (Estonian Parliament) urges United Nations member states to take immediate action to establish a no-fly zone over Ukraine in order to avert massive civilian casualties," the Parliament stated on March 14, adding that it "expresses its solidarity with the defenders and people of Ukraine in their fight against the Russian Federation, which has launched a criminal war."

When asked whether a no-fly zone should be imposed, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told reporters that it is "a matter that, as you know, has been analyzed by a number of countries."

Publish : 2022-03-15 11:49:00

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