Zelenskyy says Ukrainian troops can defend NATO states, but on one condition
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has admitted that the Ukrainian military will be able to participate in the defence of other NATO member states, but only after Ukraine's membership in the Alliance.
Source: European Pravda, citing the president's statement at a press conference following the NATO Summit in Vilnius on 12 July
Quote from Zelenskyy: "Our partners understand that we have a powerful army, and when we are in NATO, our military, which, of course, has military experience, can be invited to provide security on the territories of other NATO states within the framework of the current legislation."
Details: Asked about the possible deployment of NATO troops in Ukraine, which was speculated before the Vilnius summit, Zelenskyy said that neither the Alliance nor Ukraine was interested in this as long as it did not have membership.
"I believe that in this case, our armed forces are sufficient. The question is about specific NATO-type weapons," the Ukrainian president concluded.
Background:
- In June, former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen admitted that, as part of the discussion on future security guarantees for Ukraine, some NATO members might agree to send troops to Ukrainian territory.
- However, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that NATO countries would not send troops to Ukraine until the Russian-Ukrainian war is over.
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