“US President Donald Trump said that “there was always an understanding” that Ukraine would “never join NATO”.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Trump in an interview with Politico, quoted by “European Truth”
Details: According to the US president, the understanding that Ukraine would never become a member of the North Atlantic Alliance existed “a long time” before the rule of Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
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“It was always understood that Ukraine would not join NATO. Long before Putin, it was clear that Ukraine would not join NATO. And now they are insisting. You know, when Zelensky first arrived and met Putin for the first time, he said he wanted two things. I want Crimea back, and we will become a member of NATO.” He said it not very politely,” the American president said.
At the same time, it is not known what kind of meeting Zelenskyi with Putin Trump has in mind. The only time the Ukrainian president personally met with the Kremlin ruler was in Paris in 2019. At the same time, Trump was not present at that meeting, and Ukraine’s membership in NATO was not discussed at that time.
Later in the interview, Trump called the Ukrainian president “a great salesman.”
“He forced the dishonest Joe Biden to give him $350 billion. And look what it got him. About 25 percent of his country is gone,” the American president said.
Prehistory:
- On February 12, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ruled out Ukraine’s membership in NATO. Subsequently, this position was supported by Trump.
- At the same time, “European Truth” sources in NATO confirmed the irreversibility of Ukraine’s membership in the Alliance.
- And the Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiga insisted that Ukraine will not accept Russia’s demand that our country not join NATO.