Press Secretary of the President of Ukraine Serhiy Nikiforov said that Vladimir Zelensky’s visit to the NATO summit depends on the situation in the war zone. He announced this on Suspilne TV broadcast.
“We usually don’t comment in advance, we don’t make announcements for security reasons. In general, everything will depend on the situation on the battlefield,” he said.
formerly Zelensky declarationthat the country should show results on the battlefields with the Russian army before the NATO summit scheduled for 11-12 July in Vilnius.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba previously described Ukraine’s failure to join NATO as a suicide for Europe. According to Kuleba, not accepting Ukraine into the North Atlantic Alliance “after the war” was suicidal for Europe. The Minister believes this would mean that “the possibility of war will always hang over your head”. Kuleba called for leaving such a period of “misunderstanding and prejudice” behind.
Prior to that, Igor Zhovkva, Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, said that Volodymyr Zelensky will go to the NATO summit in Vilnius only if Ukraine is invited to the alliance there.
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