NATO summit may discuss shooting down Russian missiles over Ukraine

The downing of Russian missiles over Ukraine may be discussed at the NATO summit Yaroslav Pogonchuk

During the NATO summit they may discuss the issue of shooting down missiles over Ukraine/Collage 24 Channel

At the NATO summit in Washington, which begins today, July 9, the issue of the potential shooting down of Russian missiles over Ukraine may be discussed. Previously, this issue was initiated by Poland.

However, the United States noted that such issues should be raised only with other heads of state. This was stated by US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller during a briefing, reports 24 Channel.

Do NATO plan to shoot down missiles over Ukraine

The day before, the head of the Polish government, Donald Tusk, said that Poland would involve NATO allies in discussing the possible shooting down of Russian missiles and drones over Ukrainian territory. Miller was asked what the US position is on this idea.

I have no information about any changes in US or NATO policy that could be announced today, but it is clear that any time a NATO member wants to raise a policy issue, he has the opportunity to do so and discuss it with other heads of state, the State Department spokesman noted.

< p>He added that the issue of shooting down missiles over Ukraine could be discussed during the NATO summit, which will begin in Washington today, July 9. However, this is provided that Tusk wants to do this.

What preceded this

• On July 8, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky visited Warsaw, where he and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk signed a bilateral security agreement. The agreement contains provisions on shooting down Russian missiles and drones in Ukrainian airspace that are directed towards Poland.
• During a joint press conference, Zelensky and Tusk spoke about the implementation of this provision by forces NATO. Tusk noted that talk about shooting down air targets over Ukraine that are moving towards Poland has been going on for a long time.
• Tusk emphasized that Warsaw was the first to talk about the need to shoot down missiles and drones in Ukrainian space, without waiting for them to cross NATO airspace. However, he noted that to implement such a step, cooperation within NATO is needed