Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Oct. 17 that he told Donald Trump in September that Ukraine must either join NATO or pursue nuclear capabilities for the country's protection.
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He told Trump in September that Ukraine must either join NATO or pursue nuclear capabilities for the country's protection
Zelenskyy told Donald Trump Ukraine's solution is either restoring nuclear status or NATO membership
Ukraine chose NATO membership over nuclear weapons
Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine's security can be provided by either NATO membership or nuclear weapons
This statement was described as a 'shock' to Western journalists by BILD correspondent Julian Roepke
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that Ukraine will join the Alliance one day in the future as its 33rd or 34th member.
Mark Rutte refrained from answering whether NATO countries have become more favorable to the proposal to invite Ukraine to NATO.
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