Ukraine could survive without NATO membership, but giving up the military assistance could be its downfall.
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Russia has used Ukraine's pursuit of NATO membership as a justification for the ongoing invasion and Zelensky has publicly accepted that Ukraine won't become a member. While Zelensky's admission opens the door to compromise, Russia's demands go beyond NATO membership to Ukraine's militarization as a whole. Recent comments from Zelensky indicate the two sides may be far from agreement.once again acknowledged NATO is not going to accept Ukraine.
"There are NATO countries, who want to be security guarantors, who, unfortunately, cannot give us 100 percent membership in the Alliance, but are ready to do everything that the Alliance would have to do if we were members of the Alliance. And I think this is a normal compromise," Zelensky told Suspilne.that Ukraine could give up NATO membership as long as it retains the military assistance it receives from NATO countries.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky giving up NATO membership but maintaining military assistance might not satisfy Russia's demand for ending the war. Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his address to the nation at the Kremlin in Moscow on February 21, 2022.
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