Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claims that the invitation to join NATO is necessary for his country's survival in the fight against Russian "aggression". The head of Ukraine announced this at the press conference held in Kyiv after the meeting with the new leadership of the European Union, reportsDW:the
At the same time, Zelensky emphasized that any invitation to join the alliance should be extended to the entire territory of Ukraine. According to him, if only a part of the territories joined NATO, the Ukrainian state would actually recognize that the remaining parts are no longer its territory.
"Therefore, Ukraine will never agree to this. We will never legally recognize the temporarily occupied territories as Russian," the head of state explained.
