Stoltenberg says he cannot be completely sure of Zelenski’s participation in NATO summit
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that it is impossible to be fully confident in the participation of Vladimir Zelensky in the upcoming summit in Vilnius, Sky News TV channel reports.
Earlier, Zelenskyy’s deputy head of office, Ihor Zhovkva, said in an interview with Reuters that Zelenskyy would not go to the NATO summit in Vilnius if the leaders of the alliance countries do not show “courage” to invite Ukraine to join their ranks.
According to Stoltenberg, it is impossible to be “100% sure” that Zelensky will attend the event amid the conflict in Ukraine. However, he said he was “looking forward” to meeting him, adding that they had already spoken several times.
According to the TV channel, Zelensky’s decision to attend the summit may also depend on whether he is happy with signals from allies about membership of the alliance. However, Stoltenberg said that he was “absolutely” confident that the meeting would reach an agreement acceptable to Kiev on Ukraine’s future in the bloc.
The NATO summit will be held on 11-12 July and will be attended by leaders of all the alliance countries, including US President Joe Biden. Earlier, US presidential national security adviser Jake Sullivan said that Ukraine would not become a NATO member at the upcoming summit in Vilnius.
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