Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky told Western leaders that he realizes NATO allies don’t want his country to join the alliance because they’ve “hypnotized themselves” into a fear of global conflict.
“We’ve been hearing for years that the [NATO] doors were supposedly open, but now we know we won’t enter there,” Zelensky said during a video call with leaders of Nordic and Baltic nations hosted by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
He added that Ukraine will now seek protection from individual member states after slamming the US-led group for refusing to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine.
