Zelensky’s chief of staff on the outcome of the NATO summit this week: 'We expected more bravery. We expected some bold decisions.'
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and head of the Office of the President Andriy Yermak in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo: Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty Images
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff said Friday that officials were "very disappointed" in the outcome of the NATO summit this week, the"We expected more bravery. We expected some bold decisions," Andriy Yermak said in a video call with the Atlantic Council, per the Post. Yermak and other top Ukrainian officials sought Ukraine Soviet-era jet fighters from NATO countries. They also wanted the defensive alliance to establish a no-fly zone.
Yermak also said that NATO appeared willing to wait until its June summit to make decisions regarding Ukraine, per the Post.in Brussels this week one month after Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. President Biden expressed support for expelling Russia from the G20 and said NATO "would respond" if Russia used chemical weapons inside Ukraine.
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