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RFE/RL: Zelenskiy calls for referendum on NATO membership

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said Ukraine should hold a referendum on NATO membership, adding that the country is on a “course toward Europe.” He made the comments during an interview conducted at a gym in Brussels on June 5 with RFE/RL correspondent Gregory Zhygalov, which also aired on Ukrainian channel 1+1. Zelenskiy also commented on his decision to reinstate former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili’s Ukrainian citizenship after it was annulled by former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.