The top adviser for NATO's secretary general reportedly said Ukraine may be able to join the alliance if it turned over some territory to Russia.
on Tuesday reported that while discussing Ukraine's ambitions of joining NATO to the Arendal panel, Jenssen said:"I think that a solution could be for Ukraine to give up territory and get NATO membership in return."
The paper noted that Jenssen emphasized that"it must be up to Ukraine to decide when and on what terms they want to negotiate." When areporter asked the NATO adviser whether it was the alliance's view that Ukraine must give up land in order to join, Jenssen seemingly suggested others have discussed plans for Ukraine following the war.
Despite Jenssen indicating his proposal contained nuance, Ukrainian officials have already criticized his statement. Mykhailo Podoliak, Zelensky's top adviser to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, denounced Jenssen's suggestion on X, formerly"Trading territory for a NATO umbrella? It is ridiculous. That means deliberately choosing the defeat of democracy, encouraging a global criminal, preserving the Russian regime, destroying international law, and passing the war on to other generations," Podoliak wrote.reached out to NATO on Tuesday via email for comment.
Trading territory for a NATO umbrella? It is ridiculous. That means deliberately choosing the defeat of democracy, encouraging a global criminal, preserving the Russian regime, destroying international law, and passing the war on to other generations. After all, why should Russia...
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