Zelenskyy urges not to draw conclusions about US policy on Ukraine in NATO: It is necessary to receive security guarantees

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy commented on the statement of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump that he "could understand their [Russian] feelings" due to Ukraine's aspirations to join NATO, urging not to draw conclusions about U.S. policy on this issue, noting that Ukraine needs specific security guarantees.
As reported by Interfax-Ukraine correspondent, at a meeting with Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen on Wednesday, Zelenskyy said: "Remember, Ukraine was told that Patriot systems can only be and are in NATO countries? Well, either we have been in NATO for a long time, or we should not draw any conclusions. This is what happened with Patriot, this is what happened with missile systems and other weapons. Now we need to work and do everything so that Ukraine receives security guarantees worthy of our people, which could stop Putin."
The president said Ukraine had never been in NATO and, unfortunately, was not protected by a serious alliance of security guarantors. Zelenskyy noted that there is no war in NATO countries, but Ukraine, which is at war, has the right to demand serious and strong security guarantees from the world, which constantly claims leadership, and from countries that claim peace in the world.
According to the head of state, the issue of security guarantees depends not only on the United States, but on the allied position in Europe. "And, I will tell you honestly, unfortunately, with all due respect to all European countries, to the United States, and with all due respect to the volume [of aid] that has been given to us since the beginning of the war, but NATO did not have the joint support of the United States with all its allies in Europe," Zelenskyy said.
He said "there are countries that opposed our chance in NATO" the United States, Germany, Hungary and Slovakia. The president added that Ukraine was not seen in the Alliance and this is one of the reasons why there is a war now. "Because they weren't afraid that Ukraine would be with someone. That is, Putin understood that no one would stand up for Ukraine. He understood that his army was bigger, he could destroy us. But the Ukrainian army, they amazed the whole world," Zelenskyy said.
As reported, on January 7, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said he "could understand Russian feelings" due to Ukraine's aspirations to join NATO and warned that the war could escalate.