Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky known as on Thursday for a transparent sign from subsequent week’s NATO summit, following talks in Prague with Czech President Petr Pavel.
His go to to the Czech capital is a part of a European tour to shore up assist for Ukraine’s conflict effort and its bid to affix NATO. Earlier within the day, Zelensky held talks in Sofia with Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov.
“What is ideal for us? We want to be invited into NATO,” Zelensky mentioned in Prague, including that the precise second had come to show the Western army alliance’s unity and braveness within the face of Russia’s conflict.
At the identical time, the Ukrainan president acknowledged that there was resistance and that some nations nonetheless look to Moscow.
Pavel, a former NATO common, argued that Ukraine ought to begin accession negotiations with the alliance instantly after the top of the conflict.
“This is for our security as well, it is for regional stability and economic prosperity,” Pavel harassed, including that the Czech Republic would additionally advocate that Ukraine’s accession negotiations with the European Union ought to start as early as this 12 months.
Pavel, elected president in March, visited Kiev in April together with his Slovakian counterpart Zuzana Caputova.
His newest assembly with Zelensky comes simply earlier than the NATO summit in Vilnius subsequent Tuesday and Wednesday.
Zelensky was additionally as a result of meet Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala.
From January to May, the Czechs offered Ukraine with 24 tanks, 76 armoured personnel carriers and 16 air defence autos.
Zelensky is predicted to fly to Turkey on Friday.
He is about to fulfill Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Istanbul, Turkey’s state news company Anadolu mentioned.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
