The newly elected president of the Czech Republic, ex-NATO general Petr Pavel believes that the Alliance should consider Ukraine's membership immediately after the end of the war on its territory. Some scenarios could be that Ukraine — not only the people but also the political leadership — will realise that the benefits of returning all the territory will come at too high a cost, for example in terms of human lives," he said. This statement provoked a response from Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and several European leaders, who responded to the Czech colleague's insinuations about Ukraine's concessions in the war