“President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said that Ukraine does not agree to the clause on the refusal of membership in NATO, which was in the previous, 28-point version of the plan to end the war, and emphasized: the decision on Ukraine’s accession depends on the countries of the Alliance, and not on agreements with Russia.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
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Details: He was commenting on the demand to renounce Ukraine’s membership in NATO, which was in the previous version of the plan to end the Russian-Ukrainian war.
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“This is an agreement between the parties: America, Ukraine, Europe and Russia. In our opinion, this is the choice of NATO members – to have Ukraine or not. And our choice has been made,” Zelenskyy said during a meeting with journalists on Tuesday.
According to the president, Ukraine does not comply with the demand that it renounce NATO membership, which was included in the 28-point plan. He added that Ukraine has found appropriate arguments.
“They want to negotiate separately – NATO and Russia about the future. And I think that in these separate agreements they will raise the issue of Ukraine’s membership in NATO. But still, this is an agreement between someone and someone, not ours. And I think that this is very important for the future of Ukraine,” Zelenskyy added.
We will remind:
- The President of Ukraine is aware of the American blockade of Ukraine’s path to NATO, but does not consider it necessary to change the constitutional course for joining the Alliance.
- Zelenskyi has repeatedly stated that security guarantees are key in the “peace process”.not the wording about NATO.
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