Great diplomatic “victory” noted Ukraineafter receiving an invitation to participate in the forthcoming summit of NATOwhich will take place in The Hague, the Netherlands in late June.
It is a diplomatic and political success for Volodimir Zelenski, who had stated that if Ukraine did not attend the NATO summit, it would give “a victory” to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who categorically rejects Ukraine’s integration.
“We received an invitation for the NATO summit. I think this is very important“, The Ukrainian president said yesterday after a meeting with NATO Secretary -General Mark Rutte in Vilnius, Lithuania.
At the end of May, Volodimir Zelenski urged NATO states to invite Ukraine to the Summit, scheduled for June 24-26 in The Hague, the Netherlands.
«If Ukraine is not present at the NATO summit, this will be a victory for Putin, not against Ukraine, but against NATO“, He said last week at a press conference.
The Kyiv wants to join NATO or to receive ‘security guarantees’ from the alliance to prevent Russia from invading again.
A Ukrainian integration into NATO is considered unacceptable by Moscowwhich sees the alliance as an existential threat to its borders.
US President Donald Trump has ruled out the possibility of NATO’s integration.