Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky and the leaders of the Nordic countries – Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Iceland – today in Helsinki exhibited their unity against the Russian military invasion and in favor of Kiev’s aspirations to become a full member Euro-Atlantic Community law.
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Zelensky acknowledged being aware that it is «impossible» for his country be declared accepted into NATO for the duration of this war, but he asked his allies for «a policy» that offered Kiev a concrete horizon regarding its accession and that it recognize its status as the «de facto member» of the alliance that Ukraine would have won in this conflict.
The Ukrainian leader also congratulated Finland for its recent accession to NATO and hoped that Sweden would be admitted to the alliance as soon as possible, thus becoming its thirty-second member.
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«Ukraine has to be the thirty-third»Zelenski stressed at the joint press conference of the six leaders at the end of the meeting.
For his part, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said that «we continue to support Ukraine’s process of joining the EU, which is based on its own merits, and we continue to help in the reform process that will pave the way for Ukraine to start access negotiations.
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Sweden holds the rotating presidency of the European Union this semester. The rest of the present leaders also expressed in a joint declaration of support for Ukraine their support for kyiv’s aspirations to become part of the EU and NATO in the long term.
During the summit, which was described as historic by the participants, the Nordic countries recalled that they have sent some 4.4 billion euros in military aid to Ukraine and some 1.5 billion euros in financial and humanitarian aid. Denmark and Finland also mention the new military aid packages for kyiv approved in their capitals.
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Summit participants expressed their support for the peace plan presented to the UN by kyivwhich involves the complete withdrawal of Russia from its territories, and promised to work so that Moscow responds to international justice for its actions in Ukraine.
EFE