President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky recalled that NATO does not want to see Ukraine among its members in the near future. During an interview with Fox News, he noted that he considers this a mistake of the Alliance, which would only become stronger with our state..

" I think this is a mistake, because if we joined NATO, we would make the Alliance much stronger. We are not a weak state. We do not propose to strengthen us at the expense of NATO countries. We are an additional force, a driving force. I think Ukraine is an important component of the European continent,"

He also noted that if Ukraine is still not accepted into the Alliance, then the member countries should help Kiev with heavy weapons..

" You can't give us F-18s or F-19s (American fighters - ed.. ) or whatever you have, then give us old Soviet planes. That's all. Give them to me. Give me something with which I can protect my country,"

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Recall that the head of the legal group at the negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, Alexander Chaly, said that security guarantees should be analogous to Article 5 of NATO. This means that an attack on our state will be considered an attack on all signatories.. Chaly noted that if they are agreed upon, our side agrees to permanent neutrality, non-alignment and non-nuclear. But nothing should contradict Ukraine's right to join the EU.

The head of the Ukrainian delegation, David Arakhamia, told whom Ukraine wants to see as signatories of security guarantees. He also said that the document will not apply to the temporarily occupied territories of Donbass and Crimea, since issues regarding them have not yet been resolved..

Earlier, the United States announced its readiness to act as one of the guarantors of Ukraine's security.. Then the same was announced in Italy and Germany. At the same time, Deputy British Prime Minister Dominic Raab said that London would consider Ukraine's request, but he ruled out taking guarantees that NATO countries have..