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Zelenskyy warns Russia could attack a NATO member ‘within next five years’

Published 15:15 24 Jun 2025 BST

Updated 16:30 24 Jun 2025 BST

Seán Crosbie
Zelenskyy warns Russia could attack a NATO member ‘within next five years’

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He also mentioned that increased tensions in the Middle East could lead to Ukraine receiving less aid.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that Russia could attack a NATO member "within the next five years".

Speaking to Sky News, Zelenskyy said that he believes Putin would do such a thing to test the alliance.

When asked if Russia could attack within months, he said that he did not "believe [Putin] is ready".

He added that NATO's plans to increase defence spending to 5% of GDP by 2035 are "very slow".

Zelenskyy said: "We believe that, starting from 2030, Putin can have significantly greater capabilities.

"Today, Ukraine is holding him up, he has no time to drill the army."

He warned that Russian soldiers are "getting annihilated and wiped out at the battlefield".

Zelenkskyy added: "In any case, [Putin] needs a pause, he needs sanctions to be lifted, he needs a drilled army.

"And 10 years is a very long time. He will have a new army ready [by then]."

In the same interview he said that rising tensions in the Middle East could mean that Ukraine receive less aid from the USA.

This, he claims, means that "Russia will feel the advantage on the battlefield.

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Zelenskyy warns Russia could attack a NATO member 'within next five years'