Zelenskyy
says Ukrainian territory should be under ‘Nato umbrella’ to stop war
President
suggests bringing Kyiv-controlled land into western military pact could stop
‘hot stage’ of war
PA Media
Fri 29 Nov
2024 16.12 EST
Volodymyr
Zelenskyy has suggested that Ukrainian territory under his control should be
taken under the “Nato umbrella” to try to stop the “hot stage” of the war with
Russia.
Speaking to
Sky News, the Ukrainian president said that such a proposal has “never been
considered” by Ukraine because it has never “officially” been offered.
Speaking via
a translation, Zelenskyy said: “If we want to stop the hot stage of the war, we
should take under Nato umbrella the territory of Ukraine that we have under our
control. That’s what we need to do fast, and then Ukraine can get back the
other part of its territory diplomatically.
“This
proposal has never been considered by Ukraine because no one has ever offered
that to us officially.”
In the same
interview, Zelenskyy also said that any invitation should be given “within its
internationally recognised border, you can’t give invitation to just one part
of a country”.
Last month
Zelenskyy revealed a victory plan. The Associated Press reported that the plan
to win his country’s fight against Russia’s invasion could bring peace next
year, he said, but it contains a step that some crucial western allies have so
far refused to countenance: inviting Ukraine to join Nato before the war ends.
The
interview comes in the same week that Russian drone and missile attacks have
hit civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, leaving more than 1 million people
without heat and power in freezing temperatures.
Keir Starmer
discussed the attacks with Zelenskyy in a call on Thursday. Downing Street said
the leaders “discussed the egregious Russian missile strike in the early hours
of this morning, which had deprived more than a million people of heat, light
and electricity”.
The prime
minister described the “systemic attacks on Ukraine’s energy sector” as
“depraved”, No 10 said.
After
reports that a fresh consignment of Storm Shadow missiles have been sent to
Kyiv, Zelenskyy said in his call with Starmer they “discussed advancing our
defence cooperation and strengthening Ukraine’s long-range capabilities”.
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