Ukraine aims to sustain military force of 800,000 personnel
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine (photo: Getty Images)
It is important to maintain the size of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at 800,000 troops to guarantee the country's full security. However, this number could be different if Ukraine becomes a NATO member, states Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
According to the head of state, he does not discuss and will not discuss the size of the Ukrainian army with either the Russian or the American side.
Against this backdrop, Zelenskyy reminded that this is a matter of an exclusively internal nature.
The president explained that if he had sufficient funding, he wanted to maintain an army of 800,000 troops. He added that if Ukraine were a member of NATO, its army could number 800,000 or fewer.
As Zelenskyy clarified, the question was who is ready and willing to finance the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The head of state summarized that this was his question for NATO.
Incidentally, earlier Zelenskyy speculated on why Putin wanted to resume negotiations with Ukraine.
He also spoke about what US President Donald Trump’s team currently wants to agree on with the Kremlin.
Additionally, find out all the key points from Zelenskyy’s interview regarding "red lines" and peace negotiations.
