Zelensky: Ukraine has NATO's second strongest army

“NATO needs us”, Zelensky told reporters, according to Hromadske news site, writes. YahooReport Periscope.

He said it had already been recognised by NATO leaders and argued that Ukraine's army had proven capable of keeping Russian forces away, widely considered one of the most powerful armies in the world, for more than four years.

Ukraine is not a NATO member whose strongest army is that of the United States.

One of Moscow's stated war goals is to prevent Kiev from joining the Western military alliance, a goal sanctioned in Ukraine's constitution.