NATO discusses possibility of closing skies in western Ukraine

This is reported by BILD, citing sources, according to Espreso.

According to the publication, Estonia, the United Kingdom, Poland, Canada, Lithuania, and France are in favor of expanding aid. At the same time, the United States and Germany are against it.

There are no final decisions on closing the skies over the western regions of Ukraine, but negotiations are underway on several aspects. In particular:

Training

They discuss the training of Ukrainian soldiers by NATO instructors on the territory of Ukraine.

"The question of whether hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians should fly around Europe for training or whether it is better to send a few instructors to western Ukraine should not be discounted. It is more sensible and economical to send instructors to Ukraine," Nico Lange, former head of the German Defense Ministry's operational headquarters, told BILD.

This was also recently discussed by Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis.

Logistics

According to BILD, a number of NATO countries, including the United Kingdom, Canada, and Estonia, are ready to deliver weapons and ammunition not only to Ukraine's borders but also further to the front line in the future. Several Western countries are currently developing the concept of “advanced logistics.”

Air defense

In addition, the protection of the airspace of Ukraine's western regions by NATO anti-aircraft systems is being discussed. Poland is the initiator of the "enhanced air defense," but no final decision has been made yet.

Closing the skies over Ukraine: what is known

Earlier, Air Force Command spokesman Illia Yievlash said that Poland has Patriot systems, so it could technically close the skies over the western regions of Ukraine.

Also, a member of the Bundestag from the Christian Democratic Union, Roderich Kiesewetter said that partner countries should provide air defense over the western regions of Ukraine.