Zelenskyy ‘willing’ to step down as President if Ukraine gets Nato membership

Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday announced that he would ‘immediately’ step down as Ukraine President if it meant securing Nato membership for the country.

Speaking at a press conference in Kyiv, Zelenskyy said, “If there is peace for Ukraine, if you really need me to leave my post, I am ready. I can exchange it for Nato.” He also said that he would step aside ‘immediately’, if required.

Furthermore, Zelenskyy urged United States President Donald Trump to understand Ukraine’s position and provide concrete security guarantees to support its defence against Russia’s invasion.

Zelenskyy also said he wanted to see Trump as a partner to Ukraine and more than simply a mediator between Kyiv and Moscow.

“I want very much from Trump understanding of each other,” the Ukrainian President told reporters, adding, “Security guarantees from the US are much needed”.

Speaking ahead of the third anniversary of Russia’s full-blown aggression in Ukraine, Zelenskyy said that his country and the Trump administration were nearer to an agreement on US access to Ukrainian natural resources in exchange for security assistance.