Donald Trump’s statements in which he claimed to understand the Russian president’s reaction to the possibility of Ukraine joining NATO have not sat well with the president of Ukraine, who has asked not to rush to conclusions about the direction of policy. of the United States, in addition to request aid and security guarantees for Ukraine.
This was conveyed by Zelensky during a meeting with the Finnish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Elina Valtonen, where he stressed that Your country needs effective security mechanisms to confront the Kremlin’s aggression.
“Ukraine was told that Patriot systems can only be in NATO countries. Today we already see a different reality. “Our country deserves decent security guarantees that can stop Putin,” Zelensky explained. Likewise, the Ukrainian leader took the opportunity to remember that although these guarantees correspond to the United States, they are also the responsibility of the European Union.
Zelensky’s words come after the president-elect of the United States, Donald Trump, criticized Ukraine’s intention to become a member of NATO, something that Putin avoids, but that the Ukrainian has been seeking since before the start of the conflict.
