Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed Ukraine's support for Sweden's accession to NATO, and he raised this issue in talks with NATO member Turkey.
The President stressed that Sweden made an "absolutely rational choice in favour of NATO", and the choice of Ukrainians is similar.
"I strongly believe that our states will be in the Alliance together to ensure security, particularly in this Baltic-Black Sea-Azov region," Zelenskyy added.
He said that in talks with all Allies, "we have encouraged and continue to encourage further support for Sweden's accession to NATO, including in talks with Turkey".
"I presented facts in favour of Sweden in NATO during my recent meeting with Mr [Recep Tayyip] Erdoğan [the President of Turkey]. We will continue this work further – for Sweden's accession to NATO," Zelensky concluded.
During the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Turkey agreed to unfreeze the process of ratification of Sweden's accession to the Alliance in exchange for assistance in rapprochement with the European Union.
Other than Turkey, Sweden's accession has not yet been ratified by Hungary. Sweden's prime minister believes that now that Turkey's veto has been dropped, Hungary's will not be an obstacle.
