President's Office states that opposition of Ukraine's NATO invitation is weaker than reported by media

The Office of the President of Ukraine has denied the information that seven NATO countries oppose Ukraine's invitation to join the Alliance, stressing the active support of the majority of member states.

"The information in the media saying that seven countries oppose Ukraine's invitation to NATO is not true. These rumours are beneficial to those who want to create a false impression that Ukraine's accession does not have broad support among the Alliance members. In fact, the idea of inviting Ukraine is supported by the vast majority of member states, and active advocacy efforts are underway for the rest. 

The invitation is the first point of the President's Victory Plan and a reliable path to a just and lasting peace. Zelenskyy presented the Plan to international partners, the Ukrainian parliament and society, media and civil society representatives, and is consolidating their efforts to bring Ukraine's invitation to NATO closer," Serhii Nykyforov, spokesperson for the Office of the President, said.

The day before, Politico published an article stating that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Victory Plan faces a problem because it is based on Ukraine receiving an invitation to join NATO, and some key members of the alliance are not interested in seeing this happen. According to Politico, these member countries are Germany, the United States, Hungary, Slovakia, Belgium, Slovenia and Spain.