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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Former Ukraine Army Chief Zaluzhnyi Says Ukraine Will "Never Join" NATO
Caption: Former Ukraine Army Chief Zaluzhnyi Says Ukraine Will "Never Join" NATO. Ukraine’s former Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi has said NATO is too outdated for Ukraine and believes the country is unlikely to join the alliance. Speaking in Kyiv, Zaluzhnyi criticized NATO's reliance on what he described as "World War II doctrines" and its slow adaptation to modern warfare. He said Ukraine still needs advanced NATO technologies, including protection against ballistic missiles, but questioned whether the alliance can keep pace with Ukraine's military development. Zaluzhnyi said that after years of promises about NATO membership, he believes Ukraine "will never join" the alliance. Instead, he suggested Ukraine could become part of new European security alliances formed outside NATO. He highlighted the U.K.-led Joint Expeditionary Force as an example of the type of regional military partnership Ukraine could pursue. NATO declined to comment directly, referring instead to Secretary-General Mark Rutte's previous statement that Ukraine remains on an "irreversible path" toward membership. Zaluzhnyi, now Ukraine's ambassador to the U.K., said Europe may ultimately develop a new military security bloc. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Current Affairs & Politics,Valerii Zaluzhnyi,NATO,Ukraine,Mark Rutte,Joint Expeditionary Force,United Kingdom,Europe,military,security,alliance,Russia,Ukraine war,defence
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