Zelenskiy Urges NATO to Disregard Kremlin on Ukraine Membership

Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on June 28.Photographer: Andrew Kravchenko/Bloomberg
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NATO countries should stop worrying about any potential reactions from the Kremlin and Russian leader Vladimir Putin as they consider letting Ukraine into the bloc, Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, predicting his forces will prevail against Moscow’s invasion.

“It is absurd to look over your shoulder at an incapable leader,” the Ukrainian president told parliament on Wednesday, in his first major speech about Ukraine’s future since Putin launched his attack on Ukraine last year. “Even Russia’s internal forces have stopped looking back at the frail master of the Kremlin.”