«This is Russia's great desire»: Zelenskyy says US does not support Ukraine's accession to NATO

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Archive photo: Office of the President

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that the United States does not support Ukraine's accession to NATO.

He said this during a joint press conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to NikVesti.

«Ukraine needs to know from whom it can really expect security guarantees, who is able to give them and who will actually provide them. This is not just about goodwill, but about the strength of the country. And why is this necessary? It is so that there is no chance of a repeat of this terrible war. And again, not because we are afraid of the Russian army occupying us, but because in any war there will be victims again, a large number of victims. We don't want that», he said.

In his opinion, the United States does not support Ukraine's accession to NATO because it is in Russia's interests.

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«Life is priceless, and therefore the belief that Ukraine will become a member of NATO is a strong security guarantee for us. But we are not hearing such support from the United States today. We know that they and several other European partners do not support our membership in NATO. I believe that this is Russia's great desire, it coincides with this result», Volodymyr Zelenskyy added.

Peace talks

Earlier, Donald Trump said that the United States was conducting constructive negotiations on a full-scale war with Ukraine and the Russian Federation. In particular, he expressed hope that agreements would be reached as soon as possible.

He also claimed that Washington had already made some progress in negotiations to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.

In addition, Donald Trump indicated that his administration had already held discussions with Moscow, but did not specify who participated in such a dialogue. Also, during his phone conversation with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump never said that Europe needs a seat at the table in negotiations on Ukraine.

Earlier, Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed that negotiations between the United States and Russia to end the war without Kyiv's participation pose a threat to everyone.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy also noted that he was ready to sit down with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin for the sake of peace, despite his hostile attitude. He also added that he did not see a ready-made peace plan from Trump, but conveyed his readiness to negotiate.

However, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was ready to «allocate people» to negotiate with Ukraine to end the war. At the same time, he called any such talks «illegitimate».