Zelenskyy confirms that Ukraine will not become a NATO member until the end of the war

Zelenskyy confirms that Ukraine will not become a NATO member until the end of the war

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President Zelenskyy said that Ukraine will not receive an invitation to join NATO until the war with Russia is over, as partner countries cannot extend a full invitation to a country at war.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Ukraine will not become a NATO member until the war is over, emphasizing that the issue of membership will be resolved after it ends. He said this during a press conference, an UNN correspondent reports .

What did we not get at the NATO summit? We did not get what Ukraine cannot get when it is at war - an invitation to join NATO. Ukraine will get membership as soon as the war is over

- the President said.

He emphasizes that partner countries cannot extend a full invitation to our country if it is at war.

Recall

Ukraine's Deputy Foreign Minister Yevhen Perebyinis said that the NATO summit was historic and showed the unity of the allies, but Ukraine remained dissatisfied because it was not invited to join the alliance. 

According to him, the main success of the summit was that the main threat to the Euro-Atlantic area - Russia - was clearly identified.