In Regards to a No-Fly Zone, Pelosi Claims That ‘Putin is Trying to Bait the Trap So That We Go In and That Could Be the Beginning of WWIII’

At her weekly press conference held today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was asked about Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky’s request for a no-fly zone over his country.

Pelosi said that she had spoken with the speaker of the Ukrainian parliament and that “they know that we can’t go there.”

“Putin is trying to bait the trap so that we go in and that could be the beginning of WWIII,” Pelosi claimed.

PELOSI: "Putin is trying to bait the trap so that we go in and that could be the beginning of WWIII." pic.twitter.com/x6vW4JL5Ky

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) March 9, 2022

In a tweet earlier today, Zelensky wrote that he had “Talked to @SpeakerPelosi. Thanked for the help in countering aggression, for (American) leadership in international pressure on Russia.”

“Informed about the humanitarian crisis caused by the aggressor. Further steps in support of (Ukraine) were discussed. #StopRussia,” Zelensky added.

Talked to @SpeakerPelosi. Thanked for the help in countering aggression, for 🇺🇸 leadership in international pressure on Russia. Informed about the humanitarian crisis caused by the aggressor. Further steps in support of 🇺🇦 were discussed. #StopRussia

— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) March 9, 2022

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced his opposition to the move yesterday as he said, “Our goal is to end the war, not to expand it.”

Blinken’s remarks came during a joint press conference alongside U.K. Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss.

Imposing that rule in airspace where Russian planes are already flying could lead to the shooting down of Russian aircraft over Ukraine.

It would dramatically raise the risk of dragging NATO and the U.S. into direct combat with Russia, which experts fear could precipitate a full-on war between nuclear-armed powers.