Ukrainian President Zelensky attended the EU Leaders' Summit and held a press conference in Brussels on December 18. When asked about Ukraine's entry into NATO, Zelensky said that before the Russian-Ukrainian conflict broke out, he directly asked US then-President Joe Biden “whether Ukraine can join NATO,” but received a negative answer. The White House “has not taken any practical action” on this issue. Zelensky said that the US has never planned to include Ukraine in NATO, but he hopes that “something will change” in the future.

Ukrainian President Zelensky attended the EU Leaders' Summit and held a press conference in Brussels on December 18. When asked about Ukraine's entry into NATO, Zelensky said that before the Russian-Ukrainian conflict broke out, he directly asked US then-President Joe Biden “whether Ukraine can join NATO,” but received a negative answer. The White House “has not taken any practical action” on this issue. Zelensky said that the US has never planned to include Ukraine in NATO, but he hopes that “something will change” in the future.