Ukraine demands honest answers about EU and NATO membership prospects – Zelensky

     

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, speaking at the Munich Security Conference, said that Ukraine demands honest answers about the prospects for membership in the European Union and NATO.

      

“Eight years ago, Ukrainians made their choice, many gave their lives for it. Is it really possible that eight years after that, Ukraine should constantly call for recognition of the European prospect? Since 2014, the Russian Federation has been convincing that we have chosen the wrong path, and that no one is waiting for us in Europe. Shouldn’t Europe constantly say and justify with actions that this is not true? Is it not the EU that should say today: our citizens have a positive attitude towards Ukraine’s entry into the union? Why do we avoid this question? Doesn’t Ukraine deserve direct, honest answers?” Zelensky said.

     

According to him, in order to “really help Ukraine, Western countries do not need to constantly talk only about the dates of a possible invasion.”

     

“We will defend our land on February 16, March 1, and December 31. We need other dates much more. And everyone understands perfectly well which ones,” he stressed.

      

“This also applies to NATO. We are told the door is open. But for now, no outsiders are allowed in. If not all members of the Alliance want to see us or all members of the Alliance do not want to see us, tell us honestly. An open door is good, but we need open answers, not questions that have not been closed for years. Isn’t the right to the truth included in our enhanced opportunities?” Zelensky added.

    

© 2022 Interfax Ukraine

    

3 comments

  1. “President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, speaking at the Munich Security Conference, said that Ukraine demands honest answers about the prospects for membership in the European Union and NATO.”

    After seeing the so called support by these two organisations, I’m not even sure they deserve to have Ukraine in them. Why have an army of 150,000 battle hardened troops when you have the might of North Macedonia and Montenegro in your ranks.

  2. The most pro-Europe, pro-America, pro-Britain, pro-Poland, pro-Pribaltika, pro-freedom country in Europe has been treated appallingly.
    The only country more hateful than than Germany, France, the EU and Nato towards Ukraine is putlerstan.

    This poet has it exactly right:

    “💔 We, Ukrainians, are in love with Europe, Europe is in love with Russia, while Russia hates both us and Europe, but behaves differently towards us and Europe.”

    📙 Yuri Andrukhovych (Юрій Андрухович) mentions such a love triangle in his interview for #UkraineStories book.

    👉 Now you can download the book not only in pdf, but also in epub and mobi formats: http://bit.ly/UWbook

    Yuri Andrukhovych

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