In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivers his speech addressing the nation in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. Russian troops bore down on Ukraine's capital Friday, with explosions and gunfire sounding in the city as the invasion of a democratic country fueled fears of wider war in Europe and triggered new international efforts — including direct sanctions on President Vladimir Putin — to make Moscow stop. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)
Ukraine’s President Zelensky has given a news conference – where he appealed to the West to send him warplanes.
“If you do not have the power to close the skies [enforce a no-fly zone over Ukraine], then give me planes,” he said.
“If we are no more then, God forbid, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia will be next.”
Those countries, in the Baltics, are part of the Nato defence alliance, which means if Russia invaded one it would be at war with all members.
We’ll have more lines from Zelensky soon.
