INTERNATIONAL: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations on Sunday , March 6, has said U.S troops would not be 'on the ground or in the air' in Ukraine, in the wake of Russia's invasion.

The remarks by the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield were in response to Kyiv's appeals to the West to toughen sanctions beyond existing efforts. It also requested more weapons, including a plea for Russian-made planes, to help it repel Russian forces.

Greenfield has added that doing so would "escalate this war and make this an American war against the Russians.'

 She has mentioned ; “President Biden has been very, very clear that American troops will not be put on the ground or in the air to escalate this war and make this an American war against the Russians. But we've also been very clear that we will support Ukraine in every other way possible. We have provided them over a billion dollars in support over the course of the past few days billions. Prior to that, we're providing them training. We're working with our allies and the frontline countries, the border countries to support their efforts as well."

The West, which calls Putin's reasons for invading baseless, has expanded effort to rearm Ukraine, sending in items from Stinger missiles to anti-tank weapons.

But Washington and its NATO allies have resisted Ukraine's appeals for a no-fly zone for fear that it would escalate the conflict beyond Ukraine's borders.

"It's not just, some rule you pass that....it's the willingness to shoot down the aircraft of the Russian Federation, which is basically the beginning of World War Three," Florida-Republican Senator Marco Rubio has said.

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