Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said this week that if the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) welcomed Ukraine into the alliance, it would be possible to stop the “hot phase” of the war, while temporarily retaining territory overtaken by Russia. It was suggested that there is a sex.
“If we want to stop the escalation of the war, we need to bring the territory we control in Ukraine under the NATO umbrella,” Zelenskiy said. interview Friday is Sky News.
“We need to do it quickly and [occupied] If they are Ukrainian territory, Ukraine can take them back diplomatically,” he added.
Back in early July, during a summit in Washington, NATO said Ukraine was on an “irreversible” path to joining the military alliance.
“We cannot invite only one part of the country,” Zelenskyy said in an interview. “Why? Because then you will see that Ukraine is only that territory of Ukraine, and the other territory is Russia.”
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said this week that Ukraine was not in a strong position to begin negotiations to end the nearly three-year war in Eastern Europe. However, for Ukraine to join the organization, it will need the green light from all 32 member states.
“To guarantee that, we need a ceasefire,” President Zelenskiy said in a recent interview. [Russian President Vladimir] President Putin will not return. ”
The Ukrainian leader noted that he also needs to work with President-elect Trump to ensure that Kiev remains its biggest supporter: US President Trump has returned to the White House during his campaign campaign. He reiterated that he would end the conflict if he did so.
“I would love to work directly with him because there are so many different voices from the people around him, so we don't have to do that.” [allow] There were people around us trying to disrupt our communication,” he told Sky News.
Mr. Zelensky and Mr. Trump met in September to discuss plans that could end the war. The two men also met after the president-elect won the 2024 election.
After the meeting earlier this year, the president-elect told reporters: “We're going to work very closely with both parties to resolve this issue.” “We have a very good relationship, and as you know, I have a very good relationship with President Putin. If we win, I think this issue will be resolved quickly.”
Earlier this week, President Trump named retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg as special envoy for the Russia-Ukraine war when he returns to the White House in January. Kellogg recently announced detailed proposals to end the conflict, but has said in the past that further aid to Ukraine should depend on Kiev's willingness to participate in peace talks.
“Ending the Russia-Ukraine war requires strong America First leadership to conclude a peace agreement and immediately end hostilities between the warring parties,” Kellogg said in a statement on the America First policy. This was stated in the research report of the Institute (AMFI).
Ukraine has already begun asking NATO members to invite the war-torn country to join the alliance. Reuters reported.
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andriy Sibikha asked member states to issue invitations to a meeting of foreign ministers scheduled to begin in Brussels on December 3, according to a letter seen by International News Agency.
