Lindsey Graham Supports No-Fly Zone Over Ukraine If Russia Uses Chemical Weapons

Lindsey Graham Supports No-Fly Zone Over Ukraine If Russia Uses Chemical Weapons
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on March 5, 2021. Alex Wong/Getty Images
Naveen Athrappully
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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is willing to support the Biden administration if it seeks to implement a no-fly zone over Ukrainian airspace if the Russian military deploys chemical weapons in its ongoing war against Kyiv.

“I don’t want a no-fly zone, but if there’s the use of chemical weapons by [Russian President Vladimir] Putin against the Ukrainian people, I would support a no-fly zone because that would be breaking every war crime rule in the book,” Graham said in an interview with Fox News. “And the ban on chemical weapons would be nothing if we didn’t act with a no-fly zone. But right now, no boots on the ground, no-fly zone.”
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