Ukraine’s membership is “feasible”, but Kiev will have to fight to convince allies to make it a reality, the president said today in a speech to Ukrainian diplomats.
Ukraine has repeatedly called on NATO to extend an invitation to Kiev to join. The Western military alliance has said Ukraine will join its ranks one day but has not set a date or extended an invitation.
Moscow has cited the prospect of Ukraine joining NATO as one of the main reasons for its invasion of the country in 2022. Kiev says joining the Western military alliance’s mutual defense pact, or an equivalent security guarantee, will be crucial in a peace plan to ensure that Russia does not attack again.
“We all understand that inviting Ukraine to NATO and joining the alliance can only be a political decision,” Zelensky told diplomats at a meeting in Kiev. “The alliance is possible for Ukraine, but it is only possible if we fight for this decision at all necessary levels.”
Zelensky said allies should know what Ukraine can bring to NATO and how its entry into the alliance will stabilize global relations.
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