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The Ukrainian president says Kiev has been left to fend for itself as NATO is “afraid” to give it any guarantees

Accusing the West of leaving Ukraine to face Moscow alone, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday he was not afraid to negotiate an end to the Russian “invasion,” but would need security guarantees to do so.

Speaking in the early hours of the morning from Kiev, Zelensky said he had reached out to “partners” in the West to tell them that Ukraine’s fate was at stake.

“I asked them – are you with us?” Zelensky said. “They answered that they are with us, but they don’t want to take us into the alliance. I’ve asked 27 leaders of Europe, if Ukraine will be in NATO, I’ve asked them directly – all are afraid and did not respond.”

“We were left by ourselves. Who is ready to go to war for us? Honestly, I don’t see anybody. Who is ready to give Ukraine guarantees of NATO hip? Honestly, everybody is afraid,” the president added.

Russia sent troops into Ukraine on Thursday, with President Vladimir Putin declaring a special military operation to “demilitarize and denazify” the country. Moscow has since told Kiev that it would consider negotiating with the Zelensky government if it agrees to discuss neutral status for the country, among other things.

In an address on Friday, Zelensky said he is open to talking about the possibility of a neutral status for Ukraine, but insisted that his country needs third-party guarantees.

“We are not not afraid of Russia, we are not afraid to talk with Russia, talk about everything: security guarantees for our country and a neutral status. But we are not in NATO now – what security guarantees will we have? Which countries will give them?” he said, before adding that there should be talks to bring an end to the Russian military offensive.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday that “neutral status and rejection of hosting [offensive] weapons systems” are Putin’s “red lines” for Ukraine and that the ball was now in Kiev's court.

https://www.rt.com/russia/550546-zelensky-nato-ukraine-neutrality/

Common interest...if you dont share same with them.your name na sorry.

#PEACE

Many commentators here actually got it right from the beginning that the West will push Ukraine into a conflict with Russia and won't help them if Russia decides to invade, all we have seen so far are press conferences and announcements of sanctions on Twitter by western leaders.
I have learnt a lesson from this, if anyone asks you to go and collect something from a shop on credit that he will assist you to pay if the shop owner makes trouble, tell him to follow you and sign his name on the debtors list

Still doesn't change the fact that Russia won't succeed in it's evil motive..no matter how they try..I don't care how the issue is resolved all I know is it won't be in favor of Russia..
You were expecting me to say..oh no I am disappointed?
Nah.. high hope on Ukraine..we will come out as a conqueror..

Now them never leave you


How many times will they tell you that the west is not for you ...

Your eye don clear now abi

So the US is actually scared of Russia. Wow.

Guyman02:
The Ukrainian president says Kiev has been left to fend for itself as NATO is “afraid” to give it any guarantees

Accusing the West of leaving Ukraine to face Moscow alone, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday he was not afraid to negotiate an end to the Russian “invasion,” but would need security guarantees to do so.

Speaking in the early hours of the morning from Kiev, Zelensky said he had reached out to “partners” in the West to tell them that Ukraine’s fate was at stake.

“I asked them – are you with us?” Zelensky said. “They answered that they are with us, but they don’t want to take us into the alliance. I’ve asked 27 leaders of Europe, if Ukraine will be in NATO, I’ve asked them directly – all are afraid and did not respond.”

“We were left by ourselves. Who is ready to go to war for us? Honestly, I don’t see anybody. Who is ready to give Ukraine guarantees of NATO hip? Honestly, everybody is afraid,” the president added.

Russia sent troops into Ukraine on Thursday, with President Vladimir Putin declaring a special military operation to “demilitarize and denazify” the country. Moscow has since told Kiev that it would consider negotiating with the Zelensky government if it agrees to discuss neutral status for the country, among other things.

In an address on Friday, Zelensky said he is open to talking about the possibility of a neutral status for Ukraine, but insisted that his country needs third-party guarantees.

“We are not not afraid of Russia, we are not afraid to talk with Russia, talk about everything: security guarantees for our country and a neutral status. But we are not in NATO now – what security guarantees will we have? Which countries will give them?” he said, before adding that there should be talks to bring an end to the Russian military offensive.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday that “neutral status and rejection of hosting [offensive] weapons systems” are Putin’s “red lines” for Ukraine and that the ball was now in Kiev's court.

https://www.rt.com/russia/550546-zelensky-nato-ukraine-neutrality/

After war, comes Peace


But with this incident, more countries will want to NATO....

Because delay may be dangerous, just like in the case of ukraine

Guyman02:
The Ukrainian president says Kiev has been left to fend for itself as NATO is “afraid” to give it any guarantees

Good morning Nairaland Gotv CNN war analysts and strategists

useless NATO that ran away with their tails between their legs in Afghanistan...
if it were to be armless Libya or Iraq they will be flexing muscles like hulk hogan, now General Putin is giving them woto woto..

DoggoneDogg:


Good morning Nairaland Gotv CNN war analysts and strategists

From now on I will stop watching CNN, that channel reduces someone's IQ

Ukraine wanted to chill with the big boys but everyone is gangsta till Putin shows up


Note to all those pro-US noisemakers here.

Russia has the deadliest nuke in the world
Russia has the fastest missile in the world
Russia has the largest bomb in the world
Russia has the best missile defence system in the world
Russia has the worst war terrain in the world

Nuff said.

Guyman02:


From now on I will stop watching CNN, that channel reduces someone's IQ

It will be the best decision you make this decade.

The world has become quite a funny place, especially with regards US foreign policy.

According to them, they're allowed to be friends with their arch enemies' neighbours, but their arch enemies are forbidden from coming anywhere close to their own neighbours, not even a decent diplomatic ties would be tolerated. The world was almost drawn to a nuclear war when Russia attempted to befriend US's southern neighbours.

The reason Russia is still a country today is because of its very strong military capabilities. Someone once said "for peace, me prepared for war". You prepare for war by bolstering your offensive and defensive capabilities; it is the most reliable deterrent against both internal and external aggressions anyone could have. Between US and Russia, it is called MAD.

Well, I know they'd all sort themselves out eventually.

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moralistic:


After war, comes Peace


But with this incident, more countries will want to NATO....

Because delay may be dangerous, just like in the case of ukraine

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Name one NATO member that NATO came to their aid in time of war.

How many times do they need to tell you that America under Biden is weak? Zombies in their usual manner were against Trump and now see where their American Zombiefied version Biden has landed USA to...

the president is trying



Anyway, Agriculture is life.

NATO can't provide a security umbrella for Ukraine since it's not a member. That's not so difficult to understand.

Here is NATO protecting their (former Soviet states of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania) from a potential Russian agression/invasion.

If only countries will start learning from this Russian-Ukraine crises!!!!

The West does not any country that it has no economical interest in ..... They will push u to fight and after the fight they will abandon u like how they did Libya and Syria and the rest. They have very evil intentions.

Ukrainian Leadership found out early and called for peace and negotiation. Putin just showed that Biden is a weakling .... I doubt if he would have tried that with Trump.

Na wa o

Issokay!!!

omenkaLives:
The world has become quite a funny place, especially with regards US foreign policy.

According to them, they're allowed to be friends with their arch enemies' neighbors, but their arch enemies are forbidden from coming anywhere close to their own neighbors, not even mere diplomatic ties.

Well, I know they'd all sort themselves out eventually.

Its called the Monroe Doctrine.

The Monroe Doctrine is a United States foreign policy position that opposed European colonialism in the Western Hemisphere. It held that any intervention in the political affairs of the Americas by foreign powers was a potentially hostile act against the U.S.

Despite the above, the US is constantly interfering in other regions politically and militarily: regime changes and election meddling.

I call this the highest form of hypocrisy the world have ever seen!

Fake news... Following the war on CNN, fox ,and BBC, nothing like this.

I just wished Russia could summon more gut to attack US directly and deal some real blows on US so that Americans would wake up from their slumber.


Americans are gradually losing it. From Afghanistan to Ukraine and I am sure Taiwan and South Korea will be next


I can see clearly now that soon America will become a past world power because their leaders and citizens of today are more interested in parties, LGBT, porns and hiphop musics and their makebelieve foolish Hollywood films that have gradually turned Americans to cowards without guts.



Americans of the 30s and 40s will be turning in their graves watching their labour vanish like ghost shadow




China-Russia is the new world power, no jokes about this.


The West have become cowards and lovers of worldly pleasure


Even to disconnect Russia from SWIFT they are divided about it, just dishing out useless sanctions

Russia Don Bully him to fear

okay

Good!

OK o

Guyman02:

https://www.rt.com/russia/550546-zelensky-nato-ukraine-neutrality/

vetoed Ukraine ission to NATO. , , Italy and Spain are not interested in open confrontation with Russia. That is the problem.

Russia is a wonderful and lovely country, America is a Godforsaken country

Can you hear what this Ukrainian President is saying after all the wahala he has caused.
His country is burning and he is still talking about ing NATO in his discussion. Those 27 European leaders gave him a wise muted reply, "Silence"