Zelenskyy Open to Dropping NATO Bid as Peace Talks Continue in Berlin

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to the media after a meeting of the so-called “coalition of the willing” in London, England, on Oct. 24, 2025. Kirsty Wigglesworth – WPA Pool/Getty ImagesUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is willing to drop efforts to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) if the United States and European allies offer “security guarantees” in order to end the war.“Thus, today, bilateral security guarantees between Ukraine and the US, Article 5-like guarantees for us from the US, and security guarantees from European colleagues, as well as other countries — Canada, Japan — are an opportunity to prevent another Russian invasion,” Zelenskyy said in a WhatsApp chat with reporters on Dec. 14.