Zelenskyy: Ukraine's accession to NATO is choice of the Alliance members

10:42, 24.12.2025 1 min read

The agreement to end the war in Ukraine is an agreement between the United States, Ukraine, Europe and the Russian Federation, but Ukraine's accession to NATO is a choice of the Alliance's member states, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.

"This is an agreement between the parties: America, Ukraine, Europe and Russia. In our opinion, this is the choice of NATO members - to have Ukraine or not. And our choice has been made," Zelenskyy said during a meeting with journalists on Tuesday.

According to the president, Ukraine is not going to give up its NATO membership, which was in the 28-point plan. He added that Ukraine has found the appropriate arguments. They want to negotiate separately - NATO and Russia about the future. And I think that in these separate agreements they will raise the issue of Ukraine's membership in NATO. But still, this is someone's agreement with someone, not ours. And I think that this is very important for the future of Ukraine," Zelenskyy said.