Inviting Ukraine to NATO will be one of the main arguments to stop the war, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The fact of an immediate invitation to Ukraine to join NATO will be decisive, Zelenskyy said, speaking at the European Council summit in Brussels on Thursday. It will symbolize not only NATO - it will show the inevitability of Ukraine's European integration and the undeniable path of democracy in Ukraine, he added.

The invitation will strengthen our diplomatic positions and will be one of the main arguments in favor of ending the war, the head of state is confident.

As Zelenskyy noted, Ukraine is a democratic state that has proven that it is capable of defending the Euro-Atlantic region and our common way of life. For decades, Russia has exploited the geopolitical uncertainty caused by Ukraine not being in NATO, he stressed.