<p>NATO foreign ministers meet in Brussels on Friday to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine as Kyiv called on Western allies to implement a no-fly zone or provide them with more planes to protect civilians and infrastructure including nuclear plants.</p>.<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has consistently called for a no-fly zone since Moscow's invasion more than a week ago, but NATO allies have resisted a step that could drag them into the war with nuclear-armed Russia.</p>.<p>Speaking ahead of the meeting in NATO's Brussels headquarters, Lithuania said the alliance would be dragged into the war if it were to enforce a no-fly zone.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/dh-galleries/photos/russian-forces-attack-ukrainian-nuclear-plant-see-pics-1087817"><strong>Russian forces attack Ukrainian nuclear plant; See Pics</strong></a></p>.<p>"All encouragements for NATO to get involved into the military conflict now are irresponsible," said Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte.</p>.<p>Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said that NATO's red line was to avoid triggering a wider international conflict, but said all scenarios should be discussed.</p>.<p>France's presidential office described a no-fly zone as "a very legitimate request and very difficult to satisfy."</p>.<p>On Thursday Zelenskyy said that if allies wouldn't meet his request to protect Ukrainian air space, they should instead provide Kyiv with more war planes.</p>.<p>While Russian President Vladimir Putin's land assault on the capital Kyiv has stalled, Russian forces have shelled residential blocks and key civilian infrastructure, including in Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv in the northeast.</p>.<p>Ukraine said on Friday that Russian forces seized the largest nuclear power plant in Europe after a building at the complex - but not the reactor - was set ablaze during intense fighting near the southern city of Zaporizhzhia.</p>.<p>The fire was later extinguished.</p>.<p>The Azov Sea port of Mariupol has been encircled and left without electricity or running water by heavy Russian bombing, Ukrainian officials said.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></p>
<p>NATO foreign ministers meet in Brussels on Friday to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine as Kyiv called on Western allies to implement a no-fly zone or provide them with more planes to protect civilians and infrastructure including nuclear plants.</p>.<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has consistently called for a no-fly zone since Moscow's invasion more than a week ago, but NATO allies have resisted a step that could drag them into the war with nuclear-armed Russia.</p>.<p>Speaking ahead of the meeting in NATO's Brussels headquarters, Lithuania said the alliance would be dragged into the war if it were to enforce a no-fly zone.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/dh-galleries/photos/russian-forces-attack-ukrainian-nuclear-plant-see-pics-1087817"><strong>Russian forces attack Ukrainian nuclear plant; See Pics</strong></a></p>.<p>"All encouragements for NATO to get involved into the military conflict now are irresponsible," said Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte.</p>.<p>Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said that NATO's red line was to avoid triggering a wider international conflict, but said all scenarios should be discussed.</p>.<p>France's presidential office described a no-fly zone as "a very legitimate request and very difficult to satisfy."</p>.<p>On Thursday Zelenskyy said that if allies wouldn't meet his request to protect Ukrainian air space, they should instead provide Kyiv with more war planes.</p>.<p>While Russian President Vladimir Putin's land assault on the capital Kyiv has stalled, Russian forces have shelled residential blocks and key civilian infrastructure, including in Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv in the northeast.</p>.<p>Ukraine said on Friday that Russian forces seized the largest nuclear power plant in Europe after a building at the complex - but not the reactor - was set ablaze during intense fighting near the southern city of Zaporizhzhia.</p>.<p>The fire was later extinguished.</p>.<p>The Azov Sea port of Mariupol has been encircled and left without electricity or running water by heavy Russian bombing, Ukrainian officials said.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></p>