Zelenskyy: External funding for 800,000-strong army is needed if Ukraine is not in NATO
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Sun, 23 Feb 2025 17:51:16 +0200
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that as long as Ukraine is not a NATO member, external funding is required for an 800,000strong army as part of security guarantees.
Source Zelenskyy at a press conference on 23 February Quote from Zelenskyy The second point Id want to emphasise is funding for an 800,000strong army for Ukraine.
That is how I see it.
If were not in NATO.
If we dont already have such security guarantees.
We understand that the United States and a few European countries are currently opposed to this.
So we recognise that we are not currently a member of NATO, although this is something that will be discussed.
Details When asked about ensuring a just peace, Zelenskyy also said Today, we are primarily talking about everyones desire to force Putin to end the hot phase of the war.
Quote from Zelenskyy This will be a difficult job, and a very long one, because it must go hand in hand with security guarantees for us. Background Zelenskyy stated at a press conference in Munich that until Ukraine joins NATO, it needs a 1,500,000strong army to be able to confront Russia.
In January, Zelenskyy said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces consisted of 880,000 soldiers defending the entire country.
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