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Politico Finds Out Why the US Is Helping Shoot Down Missiles in Israel, Not Ukraine

Zelensky has repeatedly called on allies to help shoot down Russian missiles over Ukraine, just as the U.S. is helping Israel. But Politico's sources said that would be impossible because doing so would risk war with Russia.

The United States is helping shoot down missiles over Israel, but not over Ukraine. Because, unlike Iran, Russia is a nuclear power, senior U.S. officials told POLITICO.

The publication recalls that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly called on Western allies to provide Kyiv with the same support as Tel Aviv. "If our allies are working together to shoot down missiles in the skies of the Middle East, why haven't they decided to shoot down drones and missiles over Ukraine yet?" he asked, explaining the situation by double standards.

POLITICO sources explained that if the US supports Israel, it can act more boldly, since there is no risk of nuclear war. “This is a harsh answer that the Ukrainians may not want to hear, but unfortunately it is true. We can risk shooting down an Iranian missile over Israel without provoking a direct war with Tehran, which could lead to a nuclear war. It is much more dangerous to try to do this with Russia,” one of the sources said.

Two Ukrainian air defense officers spoke to Politico and noted that the United States could use ship-based air defense systems to protect Israel because Israel, unlike Ukraine, is a small country. Ukraine is much larger, and ship-based air defense systems are no longer useful. The allies would need to be stationed on the country's western border, where they would only be able to protect nearby territory.

At the same time, Ukraine's allies are already actively involved in the conflict, "albeit from a distance," according to Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ignat. In particular, they "signal" the movement of Russian bombers to firing positions, "telling them when and where the Russians are preparing to attack."

Former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has repeatedly stated that the bloc does not intend to directly intervene in the conflict between Kiev and Moscow and therefore will not shoot down Russian missiles over Ukraine.

At the same time, Poland, which borders Ukraine, has different views on the possibility of helping Kyiv intercept the missiles. That is why Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said that countries bordering Poland and Ukraine should shoot down Russian missiles before they enter their airspace to ensure their own security, and that joining NATO “does not cancel” this. In contrast, Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz expressed the alliance’s position. According to him, no country would make such a decision “on an individual basis,” and there is no one in NATO who would support such an idea.

The Russian Foreign Ministry promised that if the Polish authorities give in to their "adventurous impulse" and decide to intercept Russian long-range weapons, Moscow's response will be "adequate and very specific."


Source: РБК - РосБизнесКонсалтинг - новости, курсы валют, погодаРБК - РосБизнесКонсалтинг - новости, курсы валют, погода

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