Ukraineβs leader said that he is ready to step down if it means peace for Ukraine
BREAKING: Zelensky says 'ready' to quit as president in exchange for Ukrainian NATO membership
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) February 23, 2025
Ukraineβs Vladimir Zelensky has stated that he is willing to step down for the sake of peace in Ukraine or in exchange for NATO membership.
βIf peace for Ukraine is so necessary that you require me to leave my post, I am ready. I can trade that for NATO if such conditions are met immediately,β Zelensky said during a press conference streamed on his officeβs YouTube channel on Sunday.
If peace for Ukraine, if you really need me to leave my post, then Iβm ready. I can exchange this for NATO, if there are such conditions. I am focusing on the security of Ukraine today, not in 20 years, and I do not intend to be in power for decades,β Zelensky asserted.
Zelenskyβs presidential term expired in May 2024; critics have accused the Ukrainian leader of seeking to prolong the hostility in order to cling on power. Moscow has repeatedly signaled it does not regard him as a legitimate representative of the country and that he lacks the power to sign any comprehensive peace deal. This week, Trump pointed to Zelenskyβs shaky legal position as well, branding him aΒ βdictator without electionsβΒ and claiming that he currently has an extremely low approval rating in his country.
