Kremlin propaganda media and anonymous telegrams are spreading the word that Ukraine is not expected to join NATO. This was allegedly stated by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in an interview with Welt. This is manipulation.

In fact, Olaf Scholz said that after the war, Ukraine will be equipped with Western-made weapons and then it will be necessary to discuss the security guarantees that can be provided in the post-war situation. But we're not there yet. Now let's focus on what's in store for us”, Scholz added. He did not say that Ukraine was not expected by NATO.

When asked by a journalist, “Would you theoretically support Ukraine’s membership in NATO after the end of the war?” Scholz replied that NATO made decisions in Bucharest in 2008 that set out a long-term vision. “It is clear to everyone that this will not happen in the foreseeable future. Also because there are a number of conditions in the NATO criteria that Ukraine cannot yet fulfill”, Scholz said.

Russian propaganda systematically disseminates information that the West does not want to help Ukraine in the war, and tries to show that Western partners do not consider Ukraine and do not want to see it in NATO. Earlier, Detector Media denied the fake that the Germans were “against Ukraine's entry into NATO”.