The West's desire to attract Kyiv to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was one of the reasons why Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, US President Donald Trump voiced this opinion at a press conference held at the White House after his meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, APA reports.
"The Russian side has long stated that Ukraine cannot be a member of NATO. President Joe Biden spoke about this, Vladimir Zelensky spoke about this. I think this was one of the reasons why the war started," Trump said.