Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the Moldova summit [Vladislav Culiomza/Reuters]
Politico: Ukraine won’t attend NATO summit without ‘signal’ on accession: Zelenskyy
‘How many lives is one sentence at the Vilnius summit worth?’ Ukraine president asks in Wall Street Journal interview.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy doubled down on Kyiv’s push to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ahead of NATO’s next summit in Vilnius this summer.
“If we are not acknowledged and given a signal in Vilnius, I believe there is no point for Ukraine to be at this summit,” the Ukrainian president told the Wall Street Journal in an interview published Saturday.
“We understand that we will not be in NATO or in any powerful security alliance during this war. But tell me, how many [Ukrainian] lives is one sentence at the Vilnius summit worth?” Zelenskyy said, adding he “honestly [did] not know” if he would receive such a signal.
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Update: Zelensky says ‘no point’ in attending NATO summit if Ukraine not ‘given a signal’ (Kyiv Independent).
WNU editor: Ukraine President Zelensky wants Western troops on the ground in Ukraine fighting this war. The only way that is going to happen is Ukraine becoming a full member of NATO.