Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky, has recognized that his country would not join NATO, which was one of Russia’s objectives before the invasion.
According to a translation of his remarks made via video connection at a meeting of the leaders of the United Kingdom’s Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) in London on Tuesday morning, March 15, Zelensky conceded that Ukraine’s NATO membership would not materialize.
“We’ve heard the contrary for years, open doors,” he remarked, according to the Ukrainian news portal Trukha.
“Our people realize this, and we’re starting to rely on our own resources,” he continued.
Media outlet Nexta quoted Zelensky as saying: “We realized that Ukraine will not become a member of NATO. We understand this, we are adequate people.”
“Kyiv needs new formats of interaction with the West and separate security guarantees.”