AP Interview: Zelenskyy says NATO membership is 'cheapest' option for Ukraine's allies
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- Speaking on Saturday in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said NATO membership is the “cheapest” option for Ukraine's allies, and it would strengthen Trump geopolitically. (AP Video by Srdjan Nedeljjkovic) Read more here: bit.ly/40Wz6Pa
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I noticed AP didn’t play the part where he said he didn’t get half the funding we sent to him for the war🤡🤡🤡🤡
Ending funding to Ukraine is cheapest for the US
Lol so China can take Taiwan's freedom too? Israel can shut down people in the west bank?
Also, it isn't cheaper... do you understand how funds are appropriated and how they are spent for Ukraine?
Remember Memorandum of Budapest ...
@@MariangelaPeddiswhat about it? No where are security guarantees listed in the text.
@@MariangelaPeddisSorry for him he violate the Minsk agreement, and besides we don't promise them unlimited supply of weapons.
@@MariangelaPeddisThere were no security guarantees in the text of that document. It's publicly available, anyone can read it...yet, not many actually have...not even Zelensky, apparently.
Wait. I thought this was precisely the reason why the war started in the first place, no?
@@lg2058 Yes, you are correct. It's obvious he is trying to derail any potential negotiations, which is why he shouldn't take part in them.
This is crazy....like it meant nothing.
They sent that whole country into a meat grinder.....for nothing.
It’s much deeper and more complicated than that. They’ve been trying to get into NATO for a long time. It’s always been the best way to keep Ukraine safe. You’d really have to do some research into the history of Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union and Putin’s rise to power. I’m not about to copy and paste my entire international relations essay in a UA-cam comment.
@@Owjdnskoakansbskk no, NATO membership for Ukraine will not "keep it safe", it's the entire reason for the conflict in the first place. The Russians have made their position on NATO membership for Ukraine and Georgia perfectly clear since 2008...it is unacceptable and will only lead to war.
@@Owjdnskoakansbskk it will not "keep them safe" as it is precisely what caused the conflict in the first place. Even if the rules were changed to let them in, what would it change? Nothing.
How many more lives will make Zelensky think of costly or cheap?
Zelenskiy did not start this war -- you did.
On 2th February. Ukraine lost 1,000. We have to stop what Zelensky wants to continue: the war that made him richer
Tell Vlad to think of something wittier than your wretched comment.
It's super cheap when it's not your money to spend in the first place. Human life is super cheap when you are not on the front line !
Says the guy in the UA-cam comment section..... 😂
@@shipwreckeddemon1943 shipwrecked demons are not able to think ...
Intendeva dire che truppe europee lungo tutto il confine ucraino ( oltre 1000 km ) costano ovviamente molto di più.
Yes, tell that to putin. Or i guess you gave up your right to speak ages ago.
Said like a true hypocrite, Ivan. You invaded. You are responsible for this killing. As for NATO membership, Russia has invaded 3 countries after your empire fell apart in 1991: Moldova, Georgia, and Ukraine. None of these 3 countries joined NATO. You have not invaded Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, nor Poland -- all of which joined NATO. NATO is an alliance against Russian imperialism. You are the enemy.
The clown is out of his mind
He will want the western nations to pump billions of dollars into a corrupt rebuilding project for Ukraine where the biggest winners will be the corrupt corporations and Ukrainian officials ciphering off billions of dollars
Clown made a joke out of you, Ivan. Day 1073 of your 3-Day Special Miltiary Operation.
@thinkerly1 we will see, soon
You call Zelensky, a most courageous, devoted leader, a “clown?!”
That's why ukraine shouldn't participate in negotiations
Zelenskyy begging again 👹
More like Russian simps mad their daddy didn't take the country years ago like he hoped.
Fentanyl! This guy is absolutely disconnected from reality.
@@nicknamelesso couldn’t agree more
Not happening
He wants "cheapest", not "best" option? This is unfortunate for Ukrainians. The best option is an idependent, neutral Ukraine freely trading with both Russia and the West.
Zelensky the manipulator 😅
Zelenskiy made a joke out of you. Day 1073 of your 3-day Special Military Opertion
The Soviet Union fell in 1991 and Putin is a lunatic.
Ukrainian Sovereignty Deserves Respect And Security 💙🔵
Dictator
Putin has been in power since 1999. Explain how Putin, who in 1999 could be elected to two four-year terms according to your Constitution, is still in power.
Well, for one Putin doesn't have only experience in kissing man and an acting career to better sell a story how he cares for his country like in this case Zelensky using it as a jumping board to money. Plus, he's not a suitable puppet for the West/NATO. He's a man of his own convictions that align with his countries wellbeing. He has 22 years of experience in this presidency gig and being an ex spy surely helps. Plus, he was re-elected several times after 1999, each time by a wide margin which means Russian people wanted him and for a reason. He knows how to protect his country and he knows how to put it first. It's a country that represents the true meaning of self sufficiency without dependence on foreign powers to hold anything over it's head, just realiable alliances with countries always willing to step up for Russia because Russia always proved to be a reliable and trustworthy partner unlike some others. Despite being neutral like Ukraine it still formed its own independent security system unlike Zelensky for Ukraine yet he's the one to mention sovereignty although sovereignty and begging don't go together.
@@anelapetrovic5969 22 years… and you call Zelensky a dictator
Troll.
Absolutely no!
What a re.ta.rd!
Russians are retards. World's richest country - but per capita income is 58th, after Romania. Why are you so poor, Ivan? Why do only 11% of Russian households own cars, when car ownership in the USA is 92%? Why does the average Russian peasant take home only $11 thousand per year, and the average American $70 thousand? Why is the gross domestic product of Russia, population 143 millino, $2 trillion -- less than New York City, with 8 million people? Facts, Ivan. You are a loser nation.
Missiles will speak for themselves
They already did, it's been 3 years and Russia failed.
@@cristiangaban960 bahahah you should become comedian like this puppet leader.
@@cristiangaban960you are brainwashed to the point of no return 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
SHAME ON ALL OF PEOPLE THAT PROMOTE AND GIVE PERMISSION TO EVIL PUTIN WAR CRIMES AGAINST PEOPLE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE WOMEN AND CHILDREN MEN LIFE. SHAMEFUL SINS
@@cristiangaban960bình luận hoang tưởng nhất mà tôi từng được nghe 😂😂😂😂
everything is cheap for zeleski, money. human life, nato memebership, eu, whatever, he is really funny guy
You started this war, ivan.
@@thinkerly1no, the ç 1. À did as usual.....
Zel panicking because Trump wants Ukraine to have elections first, and Zel knows he won't win. LOL.
get this into your thick skull, you will never be in nato
Shush bot!
Get this into your brainwashed skill, Ukraine has fought you to a standstill for eleven years. You have not even been able to take Donetsk Oblast. You are fighting now for Pokrovsk - 60 kilometers from Donetsk City. That's 60 kilometers in 11 years. The more important issue is that you invaded for empire. You did not invade "in self defence". You failed.
@@thinkerly1 Well said, and also don't forget that Putin took an area, in Ukraine, in 2024 the size of LA County at the cost of 420k Russians. Russia needs to also be in NATO to get a veto on Ukraine's membership and with the performance of its military, I don't see them ever getting an invite to any alliance by anyone other than NK or Iran (other countries that us westerners laugh at).
Look what russia took b4 nato intervention@@thinkerly1
@@kylelaughinghouse1893
Your a Ukraine bot
NATO arguing pros/cons of Ukrainian membership is insanely misdirected discussion when Russia has been at war with Ukraine as well as all NATO countries since anyone can remember. Changes exactly nothing about Russia's intentions or actions.
Correct. Point one is : Make Ukraine a member of NATO. Then, Putin will never dare to invade again.
The negative comments here confirm my suspicions that most of the hateful trolls on here are either Russian, bots, or both.
How nice it must be to be blissfully unaware….USAID has been in the news lately, you should find out there involvement
They may be benighted American MAGATs, but the writing is too grammatically correct.
Very depressing to read the idiocy being spewed in here. All sounds very Russian. I hate this planet sometimes.
Exactly whose blood are you willing to give to secure Ukraine's borders? Yours? Some other poor schmucks family? How about consider some diplomacy; war mongers love war, when it's not on their doorstep.
No one asked for or wants your opinion so STF up
He is correct, it is the cheapest and most sustainable option.
No it's not
NATO without USA is pretty much useless
And USA putting tariffs on Canada and EU
will make it impossible for European politicians even to purchase US weapons even for themselves let alone for Ukraine
no. in 2014 the obama regime started this lil war, and russia has stated and stated over again no nato in their back yard. really simple. like chicoms running juarez.
@@boris-qf2vdno NATO in their back yard yet NATO never agreed that it would not expand or let Sweden and Finland join...Russian rubbles must be soaring in value right about now and Tucker Carlson is simply giddy to be the traitor of Washington DC --- pathetic !?
@@boris-qf2vdChina clearly forced Ruasia to invade Ukraine yet they did not invade Taiwan...who are the imbecile s/ morons now !?
Clowns Delirium
Ilegitimate Zelensky has messed up so badly. Now he is totally confused.
Ukraine isn't a democracy. Far from it. In democracies there is more than one TV Channel, main political parties and main Christian denominations aren't banned, no mass extrajudicial killings, disappearances and torture, men from 18 to 60 aren't banned from leaving the country, people aren't rounded up in the streets and dragged to their death. Democracies hold elections after all. Well, it's a quote from The Time article. Zelenskyy top advisers say about him: “He deludes himself, ” one of his closest aides tells me in frustration. “We’re out of options. We’re not winning. But try telling him that. It is immovable, verging on the messianic.” According to the Economist Zelenskyy is literally screaming at his generals at this point. One Austrian artist was in a similar state in 1945 . Zelenskyy "achievements" to date: 790,000 Ukrainians are dead, 3x that mangled and crippled for life, half of Ukraine's population is living as refugees scattered all over Europe and Russia right now, they're drafting women because they've run out of men to kidnap off the streets. NYT wrote about these mass kidnappings that were happening only in Zelenskyy Ukraine and Hitler's Germany in 1945 in an article ‘People Snatchers’. According to Zelenskyy latest statement only joining NATO or nukes can save his hide. These are lunatic ramblings of a desperate dictator before the imminent collapse of the regime.
Yes it is. Zelensky didn`t sit for 25 years like the kremlin poisoner. He`s only president bc putin invaded Ukraine. No wartime elections.
They refuse to hold elections.
Where are you getting your numbers? Which major denominations are you saying are banned? No, Ukraine isn't drafting women. Where does any of your source material come from? Your text flows like something that was copied/pasted from a google translate.
@@Aurleis. Ukraine bot
@@HillyBill38548 aww that's cute that a vatnik doesn't know what a bot is. But not surprising when so many Russians lack toilets and washing machines that everyone else has possessed for over a hundred years.
What happene to the greatest counter offensive ever? 😂😂😂
those ‘gaME cHaNgERs’
Betrayed by Traitor Trump.
He is not president of Ukraine since 24 May 2024,when his term ended,, Who is he now ? Zelenskyy ,,,No more war in Ukraine by US taxpayers
Wrong, Ivan. Explain how Putin has stayed in power since 1999. 25 years.
@@thinkerly1He has not. Medvedev was President for two terms, and they have elections. Ukraine is supposed to have elections every 5 years....yet they were canceled.
Absolutely.
Interesting you put "US taxpayers". Is the Treasury Department sending out tax forms to Russia. Second, the Ukrainian Constitution says that he is still president because of Putin's pathetic attempt to take an area the size of LA County at the cost of 420k Russians. You do know that no one (Russian or otherwise) has ever caused more, possibly irreparable, damage to the Russian economy and military than Putin did after 2022, right?
Van'ka, think about presidency in your own country - you have no president since 2012 - not about other's one.😅
No
This guy is not only destroyed Ukrainian people and country but destroyed whole European country as well.
Ivan, study ingrish. And it is not Zelenskiy that has destroyed Ukraine. The Ukrainians do not destroy their country -- they protect it against you. YOU ARE THE ENEMY, IVAN.
Why not blame Pootin, who started this war?
Not even mentioning the MINDS that have been WARPED as Well.....
Right, I'm sure he says that. In his mind, he is worth all the rest of us having to fight Russia for him...😂
Cheapest ? It’s cost the USA taxpayers billions.
The grift is over . No more money for Ukraine.
It isn't about money and it isn't about grifting. And no, support for Ukraine is far from over. Russia will have to negotiate.
@@cristiangaban960😂😂 Ukraine was the 2nd most corrupt country in Europe before Biden's Russian invasion.
Ukraine deserves sovereignty respected and security guarantees. NATO path is prudent and we'll deserved. Ingenuity and tenacity on display last 3 years amazing. Marco Rubio needs to go to Ukraine at very least.
I second that
Not about the money. Ukraine held Russia to only be able to claim territory the size of LA County in 2024 at the cost of 420k Russians and $60B in aid (that $ was actually spent in the US, bolstering its own economy, to recoup the 40 year old material that was cheaper to give away than dispose of). Russia can negotiate now for Putin to have a chance to save face, or he can wait for the moment his inner circle shows him the 🪟
Nasty monster this “comedian” is. This has all been one big JOKE to him. Well guess what big Z? NO ONE’S LAUGHING.
So Putin killing hundreds of thousands is okay. You are a real Russian.
This ghastly Russian invasion of Ukraine has been a big joke on Putin. The little guy thought he was going to conquer the country in a week or so.
The only one that is laughing is you; no offense, but unlike Putin, Xi Ping, Lukashenko, etc....Zelensky was actually elected by his people in a free , just, normal and Democratic election.
Cheapest option is to stop giving taxpayers money to o Ukraine 😅
Oh, so after spending trillions in Iraq and Afghanistan just to leave with nothing to show for it, you’re suddenly an accountant when it comes to Ukraine?
@renewklear you have to be a finance genius 🤣🤣🤣 I wonder how come you have not become rich 🤣🤣🤣 anyway in finance there's a concept called abandonment point which comes right after determining than there's a negative cost-benefit 😅 in your endeavor, that's to prevent another Afghanistan or Iraq.
@ Ah yes, the ‘abandonment point’-a concept the U.S. famously ignored in Iraq and Afghanistan after trillions were sunk into chaos. Maybe you should explain this financial ‘genius’ to your own government first.
Ivan, you are the enemy. We are not going to follow your advice.
Zelensky is just creepy, a total creep.
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLO. Nice try, Boris, but silly. Zelensky is admired worldwide, and rightly so. Unlike Vladimir Putin, gratuitous invader, murderer of opponents, all round nasty excuse for a human being.
Lunatic
Why post a statement out of context.
Troll food.
Yeah, America doesn’t care what the world thinks of us anymore.
It's over
Col Douglas Macgregor - Trump and War
MacGregor is an idiot traitor
The little dictator trying to force itself into NATO 😂😂😂
Russia or its 5'5" platform shoe wearing dictator (that is about as tall as Kim Jong Un) isn't welcome into NATO.
Noise market
lazy russian
RUSSIA. 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺
I think you mean paper tiger.
@@13579zodnếu muốn hay kêu gọi bất kỳ quốc gia trên thế giới này thử. Đừng bình luận mà ko biết gì như vậy😂😂😂
don't think a dictator like this will ever be part of NATO
Why do yo7 trolls call Zelensky a dictator? Obvious projection. - that must be the only concept you have for a national leader.
@@jeannerogers7085 where to start
cancelled elections, banned a religious denomination, banned a language group
He has a very nice office…
No!
he also said hes had no clue where our $100B tax money are gone!
You can not join if at war .... the treaty that dissolved the USSR has also been violated repeatedly history buffs .
This is true, Russia violated this in 2008 when it invaded Georgia, in 2014 when it annexed Crimea and launched attacks in Donbass region, and again Russia violated in 2022 when it invaded Ukraine. I say these things assuming that you are referencing how Russia failed to respect sovereignty of the independent countries that were breaking away from the USSR.
@@AurleisNATO has its own rules (no members at war can join) has NATO moved an inch east since 1990? Any elected members from Donbass not in prison ? Do you know what language is spoken in Donbass ? any referendums involved ?
@ You do know that Gorbachev has said that this "one inch east" story was a fabrication. It was never promised or hinted at to him.
I have no clue about incarceration statistics for Donbass.
And what is your point behind what language is spoken in Donbass. We are both writing in English, so your statement means that the UK should rule over us? I'll also point out that the areas that Putin leveled were Russian speaking areas. And the areas he hasn't leveled, where they still freely speak Russian want nothing to do with the small/minor power that Putin has helped Russia transition into (that would be why so many former Soviet republics wanted nothing to do with Russia, but instead the West).
O knock that garbage off.
Smart man, right there. I feel so bad for him and his country..I hope nato accepts them
If zelensky is smart in your eyes,I wonder how gullible you can be
@oyebode4373 yeah I'm sure gullible and dumb for saying he's smart..he is still alive and in control of his country..he just said the one thing trump loves to hear..what is not smart enough for u?
@@amberzecHe's alive because Putin allows him to be alive, and he is still in power because he is a dictator. Soon both of those things will change
I would not trust Rubeo!
Horrible audio. The camera crew needs to be fired 😂
Let Ukraine join NATO, as long as this comedian-actor resigns and is never heard from again, then dissolve NATO. lol
No. Zelenskiy is a hero, the hero of the Battle of Kyiv. Putin expected Zelenskiy to flee when he was told about the developing pincer. Instead, he said tht eworld: "I do not need a ride. I need ammunition." That was 1073 days ago.
He is out of his mind!! Russia have a right to security and ukraine needs t be neutral
And who exactly was threatening Russian security? If Putin wanted Ukraine to be neutral invading them was the worst thing he could have done.
@13579zod nato is threatening russia
@@870annie I can see why you would be fearful if there is doubt that Russian nukes have been maintained. If they had been maintained it's got nothing to worry about. NATO doesn't want Russia. Largest country in the world with high amounts of natural resources and yet it has the economy of the state of Texas. If Moscovia hadn't been stealing the rubles from its serfs, it would likely be the largest economy in Europe, but instead just desserts.
@@870annieLOLOLOLOLOLOL. Yeah, that’s why Finland and Sweden joined NATO in a hurry, once Russia pounced on Ukraine, because Russia was “threatened.” LOLOLOLOL.
The Associated Propaganda is next on the chopping block 😂😂😂😂😂😂
i wonder what the ukrainian youth who rally for zelensky is thinking right now
This is so crazy, before the war, the Ukraine and Russia were not that much different. The Ukraine is not that much better.
Zelensky speaks fluent English, curious why always puts up this mystique.
Where's the FULL version?
Zelensky needs his 3rd Super Yacht & The Big Guy still gets 10%. This is Marty Byrd type cleaning.
in a proxy war the proxy countries security is usually not the focus of concern in the end is it? maybe this is why neutrality had been so popular all those years?
Lol. Which part of Russia demand that NO membership for Ukraine that he doesn't understand?
Russia needs to be in NATO if it wants a vote (that's never going to happen). No one wants to be part of the weakest link (that would be the reason why Armenia, Estonia, George, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova and Ukraine don't want to be associated with the "great" and powerful Russia.
He was speaking in perfect english to the celebrities that visited him and were paid for by USAID… why isnt he speaking english?
Dramatic effect?
End this nonsense!
I agree; end this nonsense and let Ukraine become a sovereign and free nation once again...plus Russia obviously has to renege on thr illegal annexation of Crimea and other parts of Ukraine !
Prof Gilbert Doctorow - Does Putin trust Trump?
Puppets shouldn’t have an opinion
👃
That’s a great leader! Well said!- I wish my leader was half of Zelenskyy is to Ukraine.- Slava Ukraini!
Americans despise Zelenskyy as he steals our tax-funded government aid and we want to rid ourselves of the burden of Ukrainian sovereignty.
No tnx.
No nato membership
Where is the clip.of 100 bilion dollars clip
A real clown!!@
Russian bots in the comment section 😂😂😂
Which type of bot are you?
Indeed there are. Pretty amazing given how their so-called great government throttled UA-cam.
@@OnyedikaGabriel-un3gm No one hear speaks vatnik.
@ASR_98 do you even know what ''bot'' means or just repeating what you see some other morons still repeating.
🇷🇺 💕🇷🇺 💕
Swarming Russian bots in these comments. Not very smart ones either. I suspect some are N. Korean.
Boring idiot that's cost loads of life's complete waste of time because now trumps in it will end so what was the point
Well said!
The AP is a joke.
This day your so Hamble
Article 5 isn't cheap to them but our lives are.
Zalensky tries his best Nigerian Prince scam 😂 it would be cheapest if you put all your money in MY bank account.😂
Leader of comedian having an interview 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
You trolls are really going to have to come up with better stuff than this. Just laughable.
User! I do not like this man .
No Beggar
No........
Somewhere a circus is missing its clown.
Nope, Putin is still in the Kremlin.
the joker looks junks😂
Yeah, youre welcome 😂😂😂
America is saying bye-bye to NATO...and Zelensky
This guy is LITERALLY A Joke Dictator!!!!
"Cheap" when AMERICAN MONEY is involved...U.N. ?....
.
NO .......
Zelensky has become rich from war, for him war is a business, more war more money
Nope
This mf has a ring on telling you this
You are not planning to join ASEAN, are you? Please, we still have China to deal with 😂😂😂
Wheres this guys mafia ring?
Just let Russia have it at this point...
That’s a hard no!
He sees foreign tax dollars as cheap!
more money please.😂.get lost.
America First 🇺🇸👍
Itl never happen! And fact is Zelensky is not the legetimate president at this stage. He has extended his time.
The only source that is relevant to the question is the Ukrainian constitution and it says that he IS the legitimate president. Putin's statements are only applicable to his regime.