Zelensky: NATO invitation is part of peace plan

The victory plan is designed to strengthen Ukraine. And one of its points is Ukraine's accession to NATO and future membership.

This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to the speech of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Ukraine-Southeast Europe Summit.

“As for NATO in general. Yes, there is such a point in the victory plan. As I said, the plan is designed to strengthen Ukraine. In my opinion, there can be no skepticism from our partners in this, if they are not afraid of Russia. We want to get the first step - an invitation. An invitation is not NATO membership. Yes, it is better to be a NATO member, of course,” Zelenskyy said.

At the same time, the President emphasized that it is important to talk about strengthening Ukraine's position now.

“Not after the war, not in 10 years, not in 30 years. It is now. This strengthening is an opportunity to be strong in this political direction during certain future negotiations,” the head of state emphasized.

He also noted that skeptical countries may be skeptical about Ukraine's membership in NATO during the war.

“We understand them, so we are talking about the invitation. If countries are against it now, they will be against it afterwards. That's why we want not their diplomatic assessment, but a real answer. If they want this war to end, then they will support our proposals. The invitation is part of these proposals,” the President summarized.

Author - Dmitriy Levchenko, 10/10/2024