Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zalansky has surrendered to Russian President Vladimir Putin's main demand, which has been the main cause of Russia's invasion of Ukraine: Zalanski has announced that his country is not interested in joining the Western military alliance NATO. Due to the refusal of the Alliance to add Ukraine to its ranks.
Before the start of the invasion and war in Ukraine, Putin demanded that Kiev officially pledge not to join NATO, but Zalansky did not do so.
Ukrainian soldiers in Kiev, Photo: AFP
In an interview with the American television network ABC, Zalansky made it clear that he was ready for a dialogue with Russia, but not for surrender.
"They are afraid of a confrontation with Russia," Zlansky said, "We never wanted to be a country begging on its knees for something."
As an alternative to joining NATO, Zalansky says he is interested in accepting "security guarantees." The Ukrainian. "
Will he join NATO or not? President Zalansky, Photo: IPI
Zalansky also signaled his willingness to make certain concessions in relation to Ukraine's demands for recognition of its sovereignty over the Crimean peninsula and the independence of the two separatist provinces, Luhansk and Donetsk.
The Ukrainian president called these two provinces, which Russia recognized on the eve of the invasion of Ukraine, "pseudo-republics recognized only by Russia." It is possible to discuss and find a solution, "Zalansky said. At the same time, Zalanski added that Ukraine is not ready to accept ultimatums from Russia. "Putin must start talking," Zalanski stressed.
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