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Ukraine 'realistic' about not joining NATO during war: Zelensky

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During a joint press conference with Dutch and Belgian Prime Ministers Mark Rutte and Alexander De Croo in The Hague, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine is "realistic" that it would not be able to join NATO while still fighting Russia. "But we want to get a very clear message that we will be in NATO after the war," he adds. SOUNDBITE

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