NATO won't police Ukraine's no-fly zone to avoid provoking widespread war
has threatened to use nuclear weapons if any NATO nations try to intervene in the invasion of Ukraine, which could trigger a broader nuclear conflict.
NATO is refusing to police a no-fly zone over Ukraine over concerns that doing so could instigate a war with Russia that could spread across Europe. Above, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg speaks to the media at Lask air base in Poland on Tuesday."The only way to implement a no-fly zone is to send NATO fighter planes into Ukrainian airspace and then impose that no-fly zone by shooting down Russian planes," Stoltenberg said.
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