Zelensky: We will not remove course toward NATO membership from Constitution

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said does not see the need to amend Ukraine's Constitution to remove the country's course toward NATO membership.

He made the statement at a press conference in Brussels, broadcast on the Office of the President's YouTube channel.

When asked whether amendments to Ukraine's Constitution were possible, including removing the provision on NATO membership, Zelensky said: "To be honest, I do not believe we need to change our country's Constitution. First of all, this is the Constitution of Ukraine, and it is up to the Ukrainian people to decide what to do with it, not anyone else. Certainly not in response to calls from the Russian Federation or anyone else. This is our Constitution. And this is the course [toward NATO membership]. We wanted to have such security guarantees and believe we deserve them."

He added that the political configuration in the world is changing, and it cannot be ruled out that doors that are closed today may open tomorrow.

"Perhaps positions will change in the future. Perhaps someone will realize that a strong Ukrainian army strengthens NATO rather than the other way around. This is a matter of politics. The world is changing. Some people live, some die. That is life," Zelensky said, adding that discussions are currently focused on "the version of security guarantees that has been proposed to us."

Zelensky also noted that the United States has consistently opposed Ukraine's membership in the Alliance, but he expressed hope that this position could change.

As reported, U.S. President Donald Trump said that the United States was ready to provide Ukraine with security guarantees together with other countries, but not in the form of Ukraine joining NATO.

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