Zelenskyy arrived at the NATO summit on Tuesday after blasting the West’s lack of „readiness neither to invite Ukraine to NATO“ or give it membership.
After this week’s NATO summit in Lithuania, it appears that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin may have something in common: They’re both unhappy with Ukraine’s relationship with NATO, albeit for very different reasons.
This year’s summit was a hefty one, with member nations mostly focused on continued support and aid for Ukraine — but with the roadmap to membership for the wartorn country looking longer and more complicated, it’s unclear if Zelenskyy will walk away satisfied.
He certainly didn’t seem thrilled on arrival day, either.
On Tuesday, Zelenskyy blasted the West for a lack of „readiness neither to invite Ukraine to NATO nor to make it a member of the Alliance.“
„It’s unprecedented and absurd when time frame is not set neither for the invitation nor for Ukraine’s membership. While at the same time vague wording about ‚conditions‘ is added even for inviting Ukraine,“ he tweeted, adding the West’s hesitancy and lack of a clear timeline left a „window of opportunity“ for bargaining „Ukraine’s membership in NATO in negotiations with Russia.“
„And for Russia, this means motivation to continue its terror,“ Zelenskyy said.
