Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, at a joint press conference with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, answered the question of whether Ukraine is ready to exchange its territory for NATO membership.
“We are ready to replace Belgorod with Ukraine’s NATO membership,” he said in response to a question.
The press conference was held at the Royal Danish Air Force Skrydstrup airfield in Vojens.
A few days ago, Stian Jensen, head of the NATO office, suggestedUkraine could become a member of the North Atlantic Alliance by transferring some of its territory to Russia. The newspaper states that Zelensky openly disagrees with this view, but offers his own version.
Before that, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov hopedHe said that his country could be accepted into NATO at the alliance’s summit to be held in the summer of 2024.
Former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba declarationThat Kiev does not understand what conditions it must meet in order to join NATO.