Ahead of his meeting with President Biden at the end of the month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed frustration with Western allies’ hesitancy to greenlight Kyiv’s ascension to NATO and taken issue with Biden’s comment that the country still has “to clean up corruption” before it can be considered for membership in the military alliance.
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Washington Post: Zelensky expresses frustration with Western allies
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky talks to journalists in his office in Kyiv on June 14, 2021 before his interview for three international agencies, including AFP, prior to a summit with US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin on June 16.
