Zelenskyy: It's up to US and Germany whether Ukraine will be invited to join NATO

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that whether Ukraine will be invited to join NATO during the Washington, DC summit in July 2024 depends on Germany and the US.

Source: President Zelenskyy during the press conference following the Ukraine.Year 2024 conference

Details: Zelenskyy said that as far as he knows, all of Ukraine’s partners support inviting it to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and believe that Ukraine will eventually join NATO.

"I don’t want to mince words here. As of today, with due respect to all partners, [whether Ukraine gets] the invitation depends on the United States of America and on Germany. That’s a fact," Zelenskyy said.

He stressed that he sees no risks inviting Ukraine to join NATO might pose. 

Background:

• US Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith does not expect that Ukraine will be invited to join the North Atlantic Alliance at the summit in Washington, DC this summer.
• Boris Ruge, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy, also said that NATO members might not invite Ukraine to join the Alliance at the Washington, DC summit.

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