Zelensky is glad that Sweden and Finland are accepted into NATO, and he called the fact that the Western military alliance resisted the admission of Ukraine for a long time a historical mistake, the president said in an interview with CNN.

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At the same time, the president criticized NATO for refusing to accept Ukraine.. He recalled that the thesis “if Ukraine is in NATO, Russia will attack” was constantly heard and added “we are not in NATO, Russia attacked”.

“The whole world helps Ukraine, who provides humanitarian assistance, who provides financial or military assistance, we are supported by both chambers in the United States. The world does a lot, but it could be easier - Ukraine could be accepted as a member of NATO. It would be much easier than people imagine,” Zelensky said..

" And Sweden and Finland were accepted. The decision is correct, with regard to Ukraine, the decision is historically wrong,"

However, the president expressed gratitude for the military support Ukraine received from the United States, which provided more powerful weapons as the war dragged on, while urging the West to continue to provide military support to help Ukraine continue the fight..

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Recall that in the same interview, the president said that Ukraine would not cede any part of its land to Russia - the issue of surrendering Ukrainian territory would not be part of any diplomatic negotiations to end the war..