Despite poor prospects, the Ukrainian president continues to fight for an invitation to NATO membership. Now he is asking several heads of government in Iceland to influence Germany.
At a meeting with heads of government of the Nordic Council in Iceland, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky once again urged his country to be invited to NATO membership. Kiev does not expect to join NATO during the ongoing Russian war of aggression, but does expect an invitation to membership as a concrete sign, said Zelensky in his speech in Reykjavik, which was also published on the social network X.
Zelensky asked the heads of government of the Nordic Council, which includes Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, to also put pressure on Germany. He said he expected “a political decision that would bring geopolitical clarity for Ukraine and all of Europe and strengthen us in diplomacy with Russia.” “If Ukraine receives an invitation to join NATO, it will become an insurmountable protective barrier against Russia’s imperial ambitions.”
Zelensky emphasized that his country deserves an honest answer. “Please work with partners across Europe – especially in Berlin – so that we can achieve this geopolitical clarity together.”
Selenskyj also met Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and other European heads of state and government this month to promote the rapid invitation to NATO. The demand is the core of what he calls a victory plan in the fight against the Russian war of aggression that has been going on for almost 1,000 days. Even at a meeting with the defense ministers of the NATO states in Brussels on Monday, there was no progress for Kiev towards an invitation.
