"Should be grateful": Ukraine's accession to NATO guarantees the safety of the Russian Federation - Zelensky

According to the President, many countries in the North Atlantic Alliance would like Ukrainian troops to be placed in their territory as it will strengthen their security. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky interviewed the Latin American press, in which he spoke about the war in Ukraine and the prospects for the country's accession to NATO. On August 8, the Conference was published on August 8.

The president stressed that narratives that in Ukraine NATO is allegedly fighting Russia spreads the Kremlin in order to justify tremendous losses before society. "And in order to somehow reassure their society and somehow justify their invincible daily power on the battlefield, they invented the image of this beast," Zelensky said.

Answering the question of Mexico journalist about the hypothetical placement of Russian military bases in her country, the President stressed that in Ukraine NATO is needed not to place bases in the country, but to security in the region. "We do not need any bases. I am sure that NATO members like Baltic countries would be very pleased if powerful Ukrainian soldiers were placed in their territory and guarded their border. After this war, in peacetime.

Everyone understands that we have a strong army and many military. We have no bases of the US or other partners, "Zelensky said. He also added that where NATO, there is no war: "We treat this. The head of state noted that NATO for Ukraine is not an offensive mission because Ukraine does not plan to advance its territories. "Russia should be grateful if Ukraine is in NATO. That's the way it is, because it is safety for Russia that Ukraine will never move to their territory in the future.