US lawmakers Sunday expressed reluctance to establish a no-fly zone over Ukraine as requested by President Volodymyr Zelensky, warning the move would put American forces in direct contact with ...

US Says No to No-Fly Zone in Ukraine Two U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II aircraft assigned to the 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, prepare to land at the 86th Air Base, Romania ...

Zelenskyy has continuously asked a no-fly zone be put in place over Ukraine since the invasion began, also asking other NATO countries to fulfill his request. However, U.S. officials are hesitant ...

The United States and NATO have, so far, rejected President Zelenskyy's pleas for a no-fly zone. Here is a look at what a no-fly zone is, and why there isn't one over Ukraine.

In 1991, the United States and its coalition of allies established a no-fly zone in Iraq following the Gulf War. A no-fly zone was also established by NATO in 1993 over Bosnia and Herzegovina.

No-fly zones come about not through declarations but force. Instituting one means shooting down Russian aircraft. Shooting down Russian aircraft means war, on some level, with Russia.

A no-fly zone, however, could change that and put U.S. soldiers in direct conflict with Russians. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy holds a press conference on Russia's military operation in ...

A3: A no-fly zone would likely bring the United States and NATO into direct conflict with Russia. Despite the laudable intent of signaling resolve or providing proactive defense for humanitarian ...

A no-fly zone would lead to American or allied aircrafts attacking Russian fighter planes and air defenses in Ukraine, which could easily escalate, according to retired Air Force Lt. Col. David ...

Not only would the United States and its allies have to be prepared to shoot down Russian aircraft, putting themselves at risk, but a no-fly zone would not stop other elements of the Russian ...

The United States has been involved in several conflicts in the past 30 years where no-fly zones were implemented. In 2011, the United Nations Security Council voted to impose one over Libya to ...