Pelosi rejects Zelensky’s calls to ‘close the sky’ over Ukraine

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday amplified her opposition to the idea of sending U.S. or NATO forces into Ukraine to help the embattled country repel Russian airstrikes.

A more direct Western intervention to create a no-fly zone over Ukraine has been the foremost request of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as he scrambles to secure more international help amid mounting civilian casualties. Zelensky’s latest plea came Wednesday, when he addressed Congress virtually and implored lawmakers to help his forces “close the sky.”