Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that he’s “ready” to step down from power if it would bring peace to his country.
“If [it guarantees] peace for Ukraine, if you really need me to resign, I am ready,” he said in response to a question at a press conference about whether he was ready to quit in exchange for peace.
However, there was a catch. It sounds like he would only trade his resignation for NATO membership.
“I can exchange it for NATO,” he said.
Zelenskyy has warned that the country’s military will have to double in size if NATO refuses to grant it membership. Meanwhile, earlier this month, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth dismissed the idea of Kyiv joining NATO as unrealistic.
“If [it guarantees] peace for Ukraine, if you really need me to resign, I am ready,” he said in response to a question at a press conference about whether he was ready to quit in exchange for peace.
However, there was a catch. It sounds like he would only trade his resignation for NATO membership.
“I can exchange it for NATO,” he said.
Zelenskyy has warned that the country’s military will have to double in size if NATO refuses to grant it membership. Meanwhile, earlier this month, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth dismissed the idea of Kyiv joining NATO as unrealistic.