Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a new interview that Ukraine will prepare for European Union membership after the war with Russia ends.
“Ukraine has already got a place in the world for itself,” he told ABC’s Martha Raddatz on “This Week” through a translator. “I consider that as a fact. We are now a country that is respected, a country that is really fighting for human values, for human rights, for freedom, for democracy, and everyone has already understood that it is exactly such a country.
“I assume that Ukraine will be a valued NATO countries’ partner with actually strongest armed forces in Europe,” he added.
Zelensky has previously pushed for the European Union to admit Ukraine to its coalition. He also said that 90 percent of Ukrainian want to be apart of NATO and more than 90 percent want to be admitted to the European Union.