NATO or nuclear weapons: what will protect Ukraine - a survey of focus readers

President Zelensky named two ways to protect Ukraine - joining NATO or creating nuclear weapons. Focus invites readers to take part in online voting and choose the option that you seem correct. During a conversation with a candidate for US President Donald Trump, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed the issue of Ukraine's accession to NATO, including recalling Kiev's refusal to nuclear weapons.

He spoke about it at a press conference on Thursday, October 17, after participating in a meeting of the Euro Council, where he presented the Victory Plan. Zelensky noted that the Budapest Memorandum, which was to guarantee the safety of Ukraine after its abandonment of the nuclear arsenal, did not work. He stressed that Ukraine, which gave nuclear weapons, is now running a war, while other nuclear powers are safe.

"Which of these great countries, all nuclear states suffered? No? No, one - Ukraine. Who gave nuclear weapons? All? One? One is Ukraine. Who is fighting today? Ukraine. In conversation with Donald Trump, I told him: Yes, what is the way out? Or Ukraine will have nuclear weapons - and then it is a defense for us. Or we must have some alliance. In addition to NATO, we do not know the effective alliances today, "the President emphasized.