US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. File photoWASHINGTON, Mar 19 The United States will not participate in hostilities in Ukraine and introduce a no-fly zone over this country, no one needs a confrontation between the States and Russia, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said in an interview with CNN.
"The President has made it clear that our military will not be involved in fighting Russia in Ukraine",» Austin said.
He emphasized that establishing a no-fly zone would mean direct involvement of the United States, since we would have to take action against violators of the regime. «That would mean that we are opposed to Russia, we are talking about two nuclear powers. Nobody wants to see this. Involvement in this conflict,» Austin said. «every inch» of the territory of the NATO countries. On February 24, Russia launched a military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. The armed forces say they are only targeting military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. There are casualties on both sides.