NATO can offer Ukraine security, and Ukraine can make NATO stronger – Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who came to Lithuania on Tuesday, 11 July, in order to take part in the NATO summit in Vilnius, has stressed that the Alliance needs to grant Ukraine full membership.
Source: Zelenskyy during a concert in support of Ukraine’s NATO membership in Vilnius on 11 July
Details: Zelenskyy said that he came to Lithuania full of faith in the decisions that would be taken there, "faith in strong NATO, in NATO that does not hesitate, waste time, or make allowances for the aggressor".
Quote from Zelenskyy: "I would like for this faith to turn into confidence – confidence in the decisions that we deserve, that all of us deserve, and which every Ukrainian soldier, every Ukrainian citizen, every Ukrainian mother, and every Ukrainian child hope for. Is this too much to ask for? NATO will give Ukraine security. Ukraine will make NATO stronger."
Background:
- The NATO Summit in Vilnius that kicked off on 11 July has adopted a package of decisions consisting of three elements concerning Ukraine, mainly its pathway to NATO membership.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on his way to the NATO summit, reacted to the behind-the-scenes conversations concerning Ukraine’s pathway to NATO membership.
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