According to Zelensky, one should not draw far-reaching conclusions about the policy of the United States on this issue. “Remember, Ukraine was told that Patriot systems can and do exist only in NATO countries. Well, according to this, either we have been NATO members for a long time, or there is no need to draw conclusions.
This has happened to us with other Western weapons as well.
Now we must do everything to ensure that Ukraine receives security guarantees worthy of the Ukrainian people, which can stop Putin,” the Interfax-Ukraine news agency quoted the Ukrainian president as saying during a meeting with Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen. The president noted that Ukraine has never been a member of NATO and, unfortunately, was not protected by a net of serious security guarantees.
He stated: there is no war in NATO countries, but Ukraine, which is at war, has the right to demand serious and strong security guarantees
“from the world that constantly demands a leading role, and from those countries that demand peace in the world”. He emphasized that the issue of security guarantees depends not only on the United States, but also on European allies.
There are countries that were against giving us a chance to join NATO, these are the United States, Germany, Hungary and Slovakia
Zelensky noted. According to the president, one of the reasons for the war raging in his country is that Ukraine is not a member of NATO.
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