During one of the hottest moments in war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has once claimed that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was ‘afraid’ of Russia, as Moscow’s invasion of his country continued, showing no signs of abating.
The Kyiv Independent quoted Zelenskyy as saying, in an interview to Suspilne, a Ukrainian public broadcaster.
“NATO should either say now that they’re accepting us, or openly say that they are not accepting us as they are scared of Russia, which is true.”
Zelensky said further,
“And then, we need to calm down and say, okay, NATO member countries can provide us security guarantees without us being in NATO. That’s where the compromise exists, that’s where the end of the war is.”
Zelensky told ABC News in March:
“I have cooled down on this question (joining NATO) a long time ago after realising that it is not prepared to accept Ukraine. The alliance is afraid of controversial things, and confrontation with Russia.”
Perhaps Zelensky is missing out on the fact that NATO does not allow countries who are in territorial disputes with another country.
NATO has provided immense support to Ukraine since Russia has invaded them.
