Russia has commented on the possible closure of Ukrainian airspace
Russia has begun reviewing U.S. President Donald Trump’s statement regarding the possibility of closing the airspace over Ukraine. This was announced by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
According to him, Moscow is analyzing this proposal and considers the issue to be a new one. Peskov did not disclose the Kremlin’s specific position on the possible implementation of such a decision.
According to Peskov, Donald Trump did not call Russian dictator Vladimir Putin on July 8, although he had previously publicly stated his intention to do so.
The Kremlin suggested that the U.S. president was busy with other matters.
“Trump was apparently busy yesterday and did not call Putin, but the Russian president is always happy to talk,” Peskov said.
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The Kremlin spokesman also stated that Moscow does not consider Trump’s remarks regarding Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory to be an escalation, but rather called them “misconceptions on the part of the U.S. leadership.”
Commenting on the possibility of closing the airspace over Ukraine, Peskov noted that this issue had apparently not been raised before.
According to him, if such a scenario were to unfold, NATO forces could operate on Ukrainian territory, which, according to the Kremlin, contradicts the goals of the so-called “special military operation”—a term the Russian authorities use to refer to the war against Ukraine.
Peskov added that Moscow intends to “assess” how well-thought-out this initiative is and among whom it might have been discussed.
What led up to this?
U.S. President Donald Trump stated that the United States could close the airspace over Ukraine in the event of another Russian attack. At the same time, Trump emphasized that any security guarantees must be preceded by an agreement to end the war.
According to him, once such an agreement is reached, the parties will receive certain security guarantees, and the key task will be to ensure that the agreements reached are implemented. The U.S. president did not specify under what specific conditions or in what format a possible closure of Ukraine’s airspace might be implemented.
This was reported with reference to Russian media.
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