Fitzo rules out Ukraine joining NATO

Ukraine will never join the North Atlantic Alliance, and it will have problems with joining the European Union (EU). This was stated by Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fitzo on January 25.

"Ukraine will never be in NATO," he said on the air of the program "Saturday Dialogues" of the public broadcaster STVR.

He also, referring to the statements of some politicians, indicated that Ukraine would have huge problems with joining the European Union, "Gazeta.Ru" specified.

Earlier, on January 21, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that Ukraine is not yet ready to join the EU, and the organization is not ready for its accession. He also added that Ukraine's accession to the EU would lead to additional expenses of the union's countries. In addition, it would cause huge damage to Hungary's economy.

Before that, on January 16, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, whose term of office expired on May 20, 2024, said that Hungary, Slovakia, the USA and Germany did not want to see Ukraine in NATO. According to him, each state has "its own reasons" for this.

Ukraine applied for NATO membership on September 30, 2022. Then the Ukrainian leader specified that in fact the country is already in the alliance and meets its standards. Russia opposes Ukraine's accession to NATO.