Zelensky: NATO membership is the "cheapest" option for allies, 800,000-strong army will be a "bonus"

Ukraine considers joining NATO to be the main "security guarantee" without which any peace treaties with Russia will only start the countdown to a new Russian aggression. Ukraine's membership in the North Atlantic Alliance is the "cheapest option" for our country's allies, and it will also geopolitically strengthen US President Donald Trump.

In addition, Ukraine's 800,000-strong army will be a "bonus" for the Alliance. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky is convinced of this, and he shared his thoughts in an interview with the Associated Press.

The head of state emphasized that without security guarantees from Ukraine's allies, any agreement with Russia would only be a harbinger of future aggression. And official Kyiv believes that Ukraine's membership in NATO is the main guarantee that Russia will not start a new war after the current one is over. And for our country's Western allies, providing Ukraine with such a guarantee is the "cheapest" option.

"I really believe that these are the cheapest security guarantees that Ukraine can get, the cheapest for everyone," Zelensky said.

In addition, he believes that such a development is beneficial to the United States and Trump personally.

"This will be a signal that it is not Russia that decides who should be in NATO and who should not, but the United States of America. I believe this will be a great victory for Trump," Zelensky emphasized.

The president also expressed his belief that Ukraine's 800,000-strong army would be a "bonus" for the Alliance. Especially if the US president implements the announcement of the return of US troops stationed in Europe to their homeland.

In addition, Zelensky said that other proposals for security guarantees from the allies should be backed up by a sufficient number of weapons from the United States and Europe and their support for the development of Ukraine's defense industry.

As a reminder, on February 1, Zelensky reacted to the Russian army's strike on a boarding school with Russian civilians in Suzha. The invaders struck the building where the Russians were hiding from the Russian army's attacks with an air bomb. Such terrorist methods are an integral part of Russia's style of warfare. According to Zelensky, only "states devoid of civilization" act this way.

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