President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine needs an invitation to join NATO and believes that this is realistic this year. He said this after the Three Seas Summit, UNN reports.
NATO should not be afraid of its own existence, its own rules. The Baltic Sea region has finally received a historic chance for reliable security after Finland and Sweden joined NATO. The Black Sea region needs the same security. As a democratic nation that defends our common values of the Alliance, Ukraine deserves to be invited to join NATO
He noted that Ukraine is grateful to each state for the bilateral security agreements that support us until we join NATO.
Today we have signed the ninth such agreement with Latvia. And I invite all the leaders of the Three Seas to sign such agreements with Ukraine. putin wants to destroy Ukraine and the freedom of all the nations in our region, and he sees no alternatives. Similarly, we should not look for alternatives to our security. Ukraine needs an invitation to join NATO. This is realistic this year
According to him, without Ukrainian strength, the strength of the whole of Europe will not be complete.
And together, by gradually integrating, we can truly protect each other from russian revanchism. This year should be the time for all the necessary steps that will make our victory over russian terror real. It is possible. But it is possible only in unity - ours and that of all partners - and provided that the reality corresponds to our statements and agreements
Recall
U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken expressed hope that this summer's NATO summit in Washington will focus on a roadmap for Ukraine's accession to the Alliance.
Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna statedthat the key opponents of Ukraine's invitation to NATO are the United States and Germany. The allies urge Kyiv not to spoil the "atmosphere" at the Washington summit.