<p>On Sunday, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Vice Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, appeared on ABC’s “<a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/week-transcript-amb-linda-thomas-greenfield-sen-marco/story?id=83280394">This Week</a>” with host George Stephanopoulos to discuss the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.</p>
<p>During the segment, Stephanopoulos brought up the idea of a “no-fly zone,” which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has asked for from multiple nations.</p>
<p>Rubio responded, succinctly explaining the impact that the United States declaring a no-fly zone over Ukraine would have — flying Airborne Early Warning and Control (AWAC) system planes over the country, shooting down Russian airplanes, and even taking out anti-aircraft systems.</p>
<p>“So basically a no-fly zone — if people understood what it means, it means World War III,” the senator said before noting that the U.S. can provide support in other ways.</p>
<p>Stephanopoulos then asked Rubio if he supports supplying Ukraine with fighter jets, to which the senator responded, “I do,” though he wondered about their ability to fly, given Russia’s anti-aircraft prowess.</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">GOP <a href="https://twitter.com/SenRubioPress?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenRubioPress</a> tells <a href="https://twitter.com/GStephanopoulos?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@gstephanopoulos</a> implementing a &#8220;no-fly zone&#8221; over Ukraine means &#8220;World War III.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I think there are a lot of things we can do to help Ukraine protect itself&#8230; but i think people need to understand what a no-fly zone means.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/TmS4hhW05m">https://t.co/TmS4hhW05m</a> <a href="https://t.co/l9EuTazsvv">pic.twitter.com/l9EuTazsvv</a></p>
<p>— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThisWeekABC/status/1500479105527173120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p>TRANSCRIPT:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>STEPHANOPOULOS: You were on that Zoom yesterday with President Zelensky. Are you and your colleagues now more open to a no-fly zone?</em></p>
<p><em>RUBIO: You know, the &#8212; look, a no-fly zone has become a catchphrase. I&#8217;m not sure a lot of people fully understand what that means. That means flying AWACs 24 hours a day. That means the willingness to shoot down and engage Russian airplanes in the sky. That means, frankly, you can&#8217;t put those planes up there unless you&#8217;re willing to knock out the anti-aircraft systems that the Russians have deployed — and not just in Ukraine, but in Russia and also in Belarus.</em></p>
<p><em>So basically a no-fly zone, if people understood what it means, it means World War III. It means starting World War III. So, I think there are a lot of things we can do to help Ukraine protect itself, both from air strikes and missile strikes, but I think people need to understand what a no-fly zone means. It&#8217;s not just &#8212; it&#8217;s not some rule you pass that everybody has to oblige by. It&#8217;s the willingness to shoot down the aircrafts of the Russian Federation, which is basically the beginning of World War III.</em></p>
<p><em>STEPHANOPOULOS: How about this provision of fighter jets? We would provide the fighter jets to Poland, other Eastern European nations. They would send the jets they now have to Ukraine — do you support that?</em></p>
<p><em>RUBIO: I do. If that can be done, that would be great. I do have concerns about a couple things. And that is sort of, you know, can they actually fly them given the amount of anti-aircraft capabilities that the Russians possess and continue to have deployed in the region?</em></p>
<p><em>By the way, yesterday was a terrible day for the Russian air force. They&#8217;re losing &#8212; they don&#8217;t have air control either there. But, generally speaking, it&#8217;s something I&#8217;d be supportive of, and we should do what we can to help them.</em></p></blockquote>

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