“It remains unknown whether Vladimir Zelensky will be invited to the Hague Summit in June, however, the President of Ukraine will probably be present at the Defense Industry Forum, which is organized in NATO in parallel.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: “European Truth”, The New York Times
Details: The publication confirms the information previously reported by other media outlets that the June Summit will be significantly reduced to prevent US President Donald Trump.
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At the same time, the role of Ukraine at the summit is uncertain, not least because of Trump’s disdain for Zelensky. It is still not clear whether Zelensky is invited to the summit.
“I fully expect Zelensky in the Hague. We are still discussing in Hague.
Officials have suggested that this summit would not take place at Natto-Ukraine Council, where the Allies meet with Ukraine on an equal footing, as it was in previous years.
The sources noted that after the evening of the first evening, NATO leaders will meet the next day for only a few hours to ratify new goals.
At the same time, NATO plans a parallel forum of the defense industry where Zelensky may be present.
Under the presidency, Joe Baiden Zelensky played an important role in the last two NATO summits. However, the current President Trump openly opposes Ukraine’s membership in NATO and has repeatedly criticized the President of Ukraine and even joined him.
The Minister of Defense of the Netherlands, who accept the June Summit of NATO leaders, said that his country was looking for opportunities to include President Zelensky in the Hague Summit Program.
It was also known that the Trump in NATO is preparing a mini -departmental of the summit – probably without the mention of Ukraine.