Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sees his country on the way to NATO despite the Russian war of aggression. In view of new military aid from the West and international support, Ukraine has had a good week for its “movement towards NATO”, said Zelenskyj in his video message distributed in Kiev today.
EU country Lithuania this week recognized the need to invite Ukraine to join NATO at the military alliance’s summit in the capital Vilnius in July.
In the fall of 2022, Zelenskyy applied for his country’s accelerated accession to NATO. He is banking on preferential treatment for Ukraine. The German federal government and the USA had expressed reservations about this.
In general, a prerequisite for joining NATO is that the candidate must not be involved in international conflicts and disputes about borders. Ukraine was invaded by Russia on February 24 and has been defending itself against the war of aggression ever since.
