Ukraine’s Zelenskyy ready to give up presidency for peace and Nato membership

Responding to a journalist’s question on whether he would trade his office for peace, Mr Zelenskyy said, “I can trade it for Nato.” 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy answers media questions during his press conference, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. Picture: AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he would be ready to give up the presidency if doing so would achieve a lasting peace for his country under the security umbrella of the Nato military alliance.

Speaking at a forum of government officials in Kyiv marking the three-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Mr Zelenskyy said, “If to achieve peace, you really need me to give up my post, I’m ready.”