- Posted by One India, last updated on 15 March, 2022

International

By-Rizwan M

Kyiv, March 15: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, facing Russia’s attack, has said that his country will not join NATO. The news agency Sputnik reported on Tuesday that Volodymyr Zelensky has told the people of Ukraine that they should accept the fact that we are not joining NATO.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, who has been facing Russia’s attack for the last 20 days, had said earlier that he would not be a part of NATO. Now once again Zelensky has spoken of not joining NATO. He said that Ukraine should accept that it is not becoming a member of NATO.

On Tuesday, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said on Twitter that 13,500 Russian soldiers have been killed since the start of the war. According to Kuleba, Ukraine has destroyed 1279 armored vehicles of the Russian army. Ukraine has shot down 81 Russian aircraft and 95 helicopters.

Fighting going on since February 24

Russian President Vladimir Putin allowed his troops to enter Ukraine on 24 February. Since then, most cities in Ukraine have been under the control of Russian forces. Putin says the goal of Russia’s operation is to demilitarize and neutralize it. Let us tell you that Russia has long been opposed to Ukraine’s affiliation with European organizations, especially NATO. Apart from this, he also has some demands, on which he wants Ukraine’s consent. Regarding Ukraine, once a part of the Soviet Union, Putin says that Ukraine remains a puppet in the hands of Western countries. Due to which the security of Russia is at risk.

Story first published: Tuesday, March 15, 2022, 18:56 [IST]