Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski said that if his country does not join NATO, he would need the US subscription to strengthen his armed forces to such an extent that he does not – at least numerically – be lagging behind.

Three years have passed since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and Kiev has said that NATO membership would be the strongest and least expensive measure that would prevent Moscow from launching a new attack on him after a ceasefire or peacekeeping.

“If Ukraine is not in NATO … we need an army as big as the Russians today have“, Zelenski said in an interview with the Economist, which was published today. To this end, “we need weapons and money. And we will ask the US, “the Ukrainian president continued, analyzing what he considers to be” Plan B “.

The US is among NATO members who are opposed to NATO’s accession to the alliance. US Secretary of Defense Pitt Hegsheth also said that the US peace plan for Ukraine does not include NATO’s accession to NATO.

US President Donald Trump has said he wants to stop the war in Ukraine, but without presenting a specific plan. Earlier today, however, he contacted Russian President Vladimir Putin and then intended to speak with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodimir Zelenski.