Ukraine ditches Nato dream ahead of peace meet

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- REUTERS

Ukraine has relinquished its ambition of joining the Nato military alliance in exchange for Western security guarantees as a compromise to end the war with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said ahead of talks with US envoys in Berlin.

The move marks a major shift for Ukraine, which has long sought Nato membership as protection against Russian aggression and has enshrined that goal in its constitution. It also meets one of Moscow’s key demands, though Kyiv continues to resist ceding territory to Russia.

Zelenskyy said on Sunday that security guarantees from the US, Europe, and other partners — rather than Nato membership — would constitute a compromise by Ukraine. Speaking in a WhatsApp chat with reporters, he said Nato had always represented the strongest form of security but lacked consensus among Western allies.