# Ukraine’s former military chief Zaluzhnyi: Ukraine will never join NATO

https://mins.news/en/item/12850

- Meduza, 2026-08-04 13:10 UTC
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- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/04/ukraine-s-former-military-chief-zaluzhnyi-ukraine-will-never-join-nato

> Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Kingdom and former commander-in-chief of its armed forces, expressed doubt that Ukraine will ever become a NATO member. He made the remark during a discussion on Euro-Atlantic integration at a meeting of ambassadors in Kyiv. The statement was reported by the Ukrainian outlet European Pravda.

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