Ukraine to raise NATO invite, security guarantees at meeting with European allies

Ukraine launched the meeting on Monday and mentioned it can most likely succor coordinate a joint space and make determined that Kyiv changed into in a sturdy space for doable talks and on the battlefield

Reuters

11 December, 2024, 12:15 pm

Last modified: 11 December, 2024, 12:18 pm

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will expand the complications with Ukraine being invited to hitch the NATO protection power alliance to boot to security guarantees at a gathering with European companions this month, Kyiv mentioned on Tuesday.

Ukraine launched the meeting on Monday and mentioned it can most likely succor coordinate a joint space and make determined that Kyiv changed into in a sturdy space for doable talks and on the battlefield.

“One of the disorders on the agenda of such a gathering will no doubt be the topic we’re discussing now of obtaining a membership application and the topic of security guarantees for Ukraine except it joins NATO,” mentioned Ihor Zhovkva, deputy head of the Ukrainian president’s place of work.

He mentioned there would also be discussions about protection power abet for Ukraine.

These disorders were also raised at Zelenskiy’s meeting with US President-elect Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron over the weekend, he mentioned.

“It is de facto determined that the topic of Ukraine’s membership in NATO, sadly, remains inconceivable for now. I mean, so long as Russian aggression against Ukraine continues, except we score. And so as of late… we desire acceptable guarantees of our security sooner than we join NATO,” Zhovkva mentioned.