The question of Ukraine's potential NATO membership cannot be excluded from the negotiations regarding the "end of the war". Ceasing hostilities in Ukraine could lead to a situation reminiscent of what occurred in Afghanistan in 2021. It is unlikely that anyone is interested in a repeat of such events. Writes TSN. This has been reported by Kontrakty.UA.
This was stated by the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, in an interview with ARD.
Commenting on the statements from the U.S. that Ukraine cannot join the North Atlantic Alliance, the Ukrainian president remarked that we cannot simply remove such processes from the agenda. The tactics that involved "disregard for human life" led to the tragedy in Afghanistan.
"You cannot just take this off the table. That’s not how it works. I don’t believe anyone is interested in Afghanistan 2.0," Zelensky emphasized.
The tactics that involved "disregard for human life" resulted in the tragedy in Afghanistan. This refers to the decision made by the U.S. and its Western allies in 2020, during Donald Trump's presidency, to withdraw troops from Afghanistan. This was implemented under President Joe Biden in 2021. At that time, the U.S. had to chaotically withdraw its forces from the country, while the Taliban rapidly seized the capital, Kabul, and took control of Afghanistan.
"So there is a precedent for what happens when someone hastily ends something without careful consideration," he said.
Recall that earlier, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky stated that he would in no way remove the country's membership in the North Atlantic Alliance from the table of negotiations. According to the president, currently, it is the Russian "fuhrer" who "has the decisive word on who gets to be in NATO and who does not".