Zelensky sees NATO momentum on Ukraine joining, but not yet from U.S.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky projected careful confidence over the Western reception to his proposed “victory plan,” including his hopes for an eventual invitation to join NATO, but said that decision will ultimately depend on the U.S. position, which probably won’t be announced until after November’s presidential election.

Ukraine has framed the invitation to join NATO as a key security guarantee for both Ukraine and Europe — and one of the only ways to prevent Russian President Vladimir Putin from continuing his violent campaign to annex the country.

“Today, we see the consensus of the majority of the allied countries and the restrained position of a few countries,” he said in a conversation with journalists on Monday. “We will work with it.”

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