I will not take NATO membership for Ukraine off the table - Zelenskyy
Photo: President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy (media.securityconference.org)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke at the 2025 Munich Security Conference. He stated that Ukraine will not remove its NATO membership from the table in negotiations.
"I do not believe in security guarantees without America. It will be just weak. But America will not offer guarantees unless Europe's own guarantees are strong. And I will also not take NATO membership for Ukraine off the table," he said.
However, he noted that currently "the most influential member of NATO seems to be Putin", because his whims have the power to block NATO's decisions.
"Despite the fact that it was Ukraine's army that stopped Russia, not a NATO country, not NATO troops, but only our people and our army. There are no foreign armies fighting on Ukraine's side in his war, but Putin has lost almost 250 thousand soldiers in this war, and over 610 thousand have been wounded," he added.
Zelenskyy's statements in Munich
The Munich Security Conference is continuing for the second day in a row in Munich, Germany. During his speech, Zelenskyy called for the creation of European Armed Forces.
As reported, at the Munich conference, Volodymyr Zelenskyy is presenting Ukraine's stance on the peaceful resolution of the conflict and his vision for achieving "lasting and sustainable peace."
