President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says many leaders are hinting to Ukraine that membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) should not be raised.
He said this at a press conference following a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Ukrainian News Agency reports.
“Today, many journalists and leaders are a little hinting to Ukraine that it is possible not to take risks and not raise the issue of future membership in the Alliance, because these risks are associated with Russia’s reaction,” the President noted.
In the same time, he added that the decision to join NATO depends only on Ukraine.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, in an interview with BBC Radio 5 Live, Ukrainian Ambassador to the UK Vadym Prystaiko admitted the possibility of Ukraine refusing NATO membership in order to avoid a war with Russia.
The Foreign Ministry considers Prystaiko’s words about Ukraine’s possible refusal to join NATO to be an unsuccessful wording.
The Foreign Ministry also states that for the sake of peace and the preservation of the lives of its citizens, Ukraine is ready to enter into any format of dialogues with countries and international organizations, but the key issue for Ukraine is the issue of security guarantees.
Earlier, Russia demanded “security guarantees” from the West in the form of commitments that Ukraine would not become a member of NATO.
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Ukraine absolutely can give up aspiring to Nato. They know that there are far too many filthy, treacherous putler shills in its membership.
Ukraine needs its land intact with zero putinoid scum squatting.
Fuck Nato. Who wants to be a member of an outfit that is crawling with duplicitous turds?
They would have to remove NATO from the Constitution and I don’t think The People of Ukraine want that. Putin cannot dictate another country’s foreign policy. Yes there are some in NATO that aren’t friendly but a tweak in the voting rules of NATO could fix that. Unanimous consent between 30 countries is just ridiculous. The only requirement I’m familiar with in the NATO charter is “like-minded states.” That would certainly include Ukraine.
Zelensky should make a public announcement that Ukraine will not pursue NATO membership anymore, since certain members are pro-Ruskie cowards, which makes the alliance wholly undependable. This would be the truth but, of course, will never happen.