Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky seems to have accepted that his nation won't turn out to be a member of NATO, one of many calls for made by Russia earlier than it invaded.

In line with a translation of his feedback in a speech, Zelensky mentioned that Ukraine had "realized" it could not turn out to be a part of the Western army alliance.

"For years we have heard the other, open doorways, Nonetheless, it isn't," he mentioned Tuesday in response to Ukrainian information outlet, Trukha.

"Our individuals perceive this, and we're starting to depend on our personal power," he added.

Media outlet Nexta quoted Zelensky as saying: "We realized that Ukraine won't turn out to be a member of NATO. We perceive this, we're satisfactory individuals."

"Kyiv wants new codecs of interplay with the West and separate safety ensures."

Zelensky has repeatedly known as for NATO to arrange a no-fly zone above Ukraine to stop the barrage of assaults coming from Russian forces since President Vladimir Putin introduced the invasion on February 24.

Final week, Zelensky informed ABC Information that he had "cooled down" about Ukraine's bid to hitch the alliance "way back." He mentioned this got here "after we understood that NATO isn't ready to simply accept Ukraine."

Ukraine's new President Volodymyr Zelensky
Ukraine's new President Volodymyr Zelensky on the NATO headquarters in Brussels, on June 04, 2019. He mentioned on March 15, 2022, that Ukraine should settle for it won't be a part of the alliance. JOHN THYS/Getty Pictures

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