07 February 2025,   11:38
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These were just false pretences that Ukraine would be in NATO, because decades passed and Ukraine did not become a NATO member, it was dishonest – Zelensky

Ukraine`s President is convinced that US President Donald Trump can influence the issue of Ukraine`s accession to NATO.

"It all depends on the United States. If Trump is ready to see Ukraine in NATO, we will be in NATO, everyone will support [Ukraine`s accession]. If President [Donald] Trump is not ready to see us in NATO, we will not be in NATO.

Some countries had initially pursued a non-transparent policy towards Ukraine and had not supported its accession to NATO since the beginning. These were just false pretences that Ukraine would be in NATO, because decades passed and Ukraine did not become a NATO member. It was dishonest… The United States and Germany had a weak position on Ukraine’s accession to NATO and were engaged in dialogue with Russia on this issue", - Volodymyr Zelensky said during a meeting with representatives of the Davos International Media Council.

However, he thinks they have lost this dialogue because they always appealed to the fact that they once had agreements with Russia: “I would like to equalise the level of respect for Ukraine by others. And we are fighting for security guarantees, we want to be in NATO, most NATO countries support us".

Zelensky stressed that there are four countries that do not support Ukraine in NATO: The United States, Germany, Slovakia and Hungary.

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