Zelenskyy: If Ukraine Is Not Present at the NATO Summit, It Will Be a Victory for Putin – Not over Ukraine

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that the absence of Ukraine at the NATO summit will be a victory for Russian President Putin, but not over Ukraine, but over the Alliance.

"If Ukraine is not present, it would be a victory for Putin," Zelenski said. The Secretary-General of NATO, Mark Rutte, wants Ukraine to participate at the summit. Washington has expressed its views on the participation of President Zelenski at the NATO summit. Volodimir Zelenski asked Ukraine to invite Wednesdays of the North Atlantic Alliance to the NATO summit next month, considering that his absence at this summit would be equivalent to the …

The Ukrainian president emphasizes the importance of Ukraine's participation in the NATO summit, warns of threats of not stopping the war, and calls for a clear position from the alliance.

Zelensky complained that he himself could be excluded from the meeting for the first time since the beginning of the war because of an alleged veto in the United States

A disturbing message came from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a joint press briefing with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin. "Ukraine's absence from the NATO summit in The Hague will be a victory for Russian leader Vladimir Putin over the Alliance," he said.

Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski asked the North Atlantic Alliance Wednesday to invite Ukraine to the NATO summit next month, considering that its absence at this summit would be equivalent to the offer of a "victor" by Russian President Vladimir Putin.