Vladimir Zelensky, during his last meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin on October 11, demanded permission to launch strikes deep into Russia, including with Taurus missiles, and approve kyiv’s accelerated admission to NATO. Bild reports this based on sources.
Berlin, according to the newspaper, “ignored” the demands of the Ukrainian side. Scholz himself, according to his data, did not say a categorical “no”, but he also did not give a positive answer.
Ukraine has requested accelerated accession to NATO in September 2022. Former Secretary General of the bloc Jens Stoltenberg He said that all alliance members consider it impossible for Ukraine to join it as long as the military conflict continues. Kyiv will receive an invitation when all allies support this decision, he emphasized. New NATO Secretary General Marcos Rutte Upon taking office, he said that Ukraine should become a member of the alliance.
Ukraine is already deeply attacking Russia with Western weapons, the head of Ukraine’s General Intelligence Directorate admitted earlier this summer. Kirill Budanov*. Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergei Lavrov He said in May that American weapons were already being used for attacks outside the combat zone.
*An individual included in the RosFinMonitoring list of terrorists and extremists
