The president of Ukraine, Volodomir Zelenski, lamented this Tuesday that despite having heard “for years” that NATO’s “doors” were “supposedly open” in reality they are not and has asked his compatriots that in the war with Russia trust in themselves. “It has become clear that Ukraine is not a member of NATO. We understand. We are understanding people. For years we have heard that the doors were supposedly open, but we have already seen that we cannot enter,” the Ukrainian president resigned during a videoconference meeting with senior military commanders of the Alliance.
“This is how it is and I must admit it“, has recognized Zelensky, who despite everything has been hopeful about the role that the Ukrainians are playing in this warlike conflict initiated by Moscow just over twenty days ago. “I am glad that our people are beginning to understand this and Trust yourselves and the partners who help us,” said Zelensky, who at the same time asked these allies to intensify the volume of military assistance, especially with regard to the air fleet, reports the Ukrinform agency. .
However, he lamented that while Ukrainian airspace needs to be protected “in the same way” as NATO skies, “there is always a ‘but'” and criticized the “hypnosis” that would exist within the Alliance before the possibility of a “third world war”. “Ukraine is not asking for Article 5 of the NATO Treaty to be activated. (…) We understand that we are not in the Alliance”, but he has remarked they need “new formats of interaction” and security “guarantees”.
“What will NATO’s response be to its members if they are already asking how to protect themselves in case, god forbid, Russian planes and missiles fly at them? Russia has attacked our Lviv region. A missile attack 20 kilometers from the NATO borders. Russian drones have already fallen on Alliance territory,” Zelensky recalled.
“We have submitted a proposal. so that Ukraine alone can protect its airspace and its people. Those countries that have a common border with Russia should think about how to protect themselves and we are doing everything possible to obtain air defense and aircraft,” he explained. “Everyone knows what is vital for us, aircraft,” said the Ukrainian president, that although he has recognized that “it would have been difficult” to respond to the Russian aggression as it has done up to now without this aid received, Ukraine “needs more”.
Source: Lasexta
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