{"id":1217414,"date":"2025-09-13T13:19:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T10:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1217414"},"modified":"2025-09-13T00:20:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T21:20:30","slug":"tens-of-thousands-in-france-sign-petition-to-protect-ukraine-s-skies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/tens-of-thousands-in-france-sign-petition-to-protect-ukraine-s-skies\/","title":{"rendered":"Tens of Thousands in France Sign Petition to Protect Ukraine\u2019s Skies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>More than <strong>47,000 people in France<\/strong> have already signed a petition from the <strong>Skyshield (\u201cHeavenly Shield\u201d) collective<\/strong>, calling on the <strong>French government, the United Kingdom, and other allies<\/strong> to help <strong>protect Ukraine\u2019s airspace from Russian missiles and drones<\/strong>, Ukrinform reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Supporters can add their names to the appeal on a dedicated website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWe call on all our countries to officially join the Skyshield coalition and, in particular, on President <strong>Emmanuel Macron<\/strong> and UK Prime Minister <strong>Keir Starmer<\/strong> to provide their air and logistical resources to defend Ukraine\u2019s airspace,\u201d the petition states.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The text highlights the <strong>civilian casualties and widespread destruction<\/strong> caused by Russian strikes on <strong>critical infrastructure and residential areas<\/strong>, stressing that these attacks are <strong>deliberately terroristic<\/strong> in nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the authors, <strong>protecting Ukraine\u2019s skies requires two key steps<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Deploying equipment<\/strong>\u2014such as radars and interception systems\u2014<strong>directly inside Ukraine<\/strong>, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Organizing air patrols<\/strong> with aircraft based in neighboring countries such as <strong>Poland and Romania<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThese forces will remain far from the frontline, with no direct contact with Russian air forces. Their role will be strictly limited to intercepting missiles and drones aimed at civilians in the rear,\u201d the petition emphasizes.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Refusing such support, the authors argue, would mean <strong>abandoning moral, political, and democratic responsibility<\/strong> toward Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cFailing to conquer Ukraine militarily, Russia is trying to break the Ukrainian nation\u2019s spirit. If we implement the Skyshield project, Putin will see that this second goal is also unattainable. That will bring us closer to a ceasefire and, ultimately, to peace,\u201d the appeal concludes.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative was launched by <strong>Member of Parliament Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Petit<\/strong>, <strong>Philippe Moreau-Chevrolet<\/strong>, a professor at <strong>Sciences Po University<\/strong>, and <strong>Xavier Tytelmann<\/strong>, an aviation expert. Among the first signatories are <strong>at least six retired French generals<\/strong>, several <strong>vice admirals of the French Navy<\/strong>, and <strong>former NATO and EU military chiefs<\/strong>, along with lawmakers from various political parties and civil society leaders from <strong>France, the UK, and across Europe<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As reported, <strong>Poland\u2019s government<\/strong> has asked its <strong>NATO allies<\/strong> for additional <strong>air-defense systems<\/strong> to strengthen protection against <strong>Russian drones<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 47,000 people in France have already signed a petition from &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":1217415,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,49,36418,36415],"tags":[78],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1217414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en-2","category-11473-news-en","tag-homepage-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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