“Kyiv continues to work on creating a coalition of countries that will support the shooting down of missiles over Ukraine. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine is working on creating a coalition of countries to shoot down Russian missiles and drones in Ukrainian airspace. The spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasizes that such actions do not constitute escalation or participation in war according to international law.”, — write on: unn.ua
“As for the downing of missiles and drones in Ukrainian space, it is Ukraine’s position that remains unchanged, that a solution is needed that will allow neighboring countries, not only Poland, but neighboring countries to use their different air defense means to shoot down missiles and drones in Ukrainian space. As few missiles as possible and drones heading in the direction of these countries, and this is logical,” Tykhi said.
He stated that Ukraine believes that this, first of all, strengthens the security of these countries.
“If they can shoot down missiles that threaten their airspace before it enters it, it seems to me to be in the national interests of this country itself. Secondly, according to international law, this is neither escalation nor participation of the country in war, if it shoots down a missile or a drone. We believe that this is a humanitarian action – to shoot down missiles and drones over Ukraine that fly into people, infrastructure,” said Tykhi.
He also noted that Ukraine understands that only the decisions of neighboring countries are not enough for this decision.
“We have already expressed a warning at the level of the Alliance (NATO – ed.) that this should be a broader decision supported by a larger number of countries. We understand this and continue to work not only with neighboring countries, but also with a wider range of partners in order for the coalition to build support for this decision, this work is ongoing,” said Tykhiy.
Addition
In September, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland distanced itself from the words of its head, Radoslaw Sikorskyi, about the shooting down of missiles over the territory of Ukraine.
The head of the Polish Foreign Ministry, Radoslaw Sikorski, stated in an interview with the British daily Financial Times that “Poland and other countries bordering Ukraine are obliged to shoot down Russian missiles before they enter their airspace.”
In October, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine is working with allies to shoot down Russian missiles over the country, but they are not ready yet.