Zelensky seeks 'clear signal' on Ukraine's NATO membership

"Ukraine deserves to be in the alliance," Zelensky said in a video message posted on Telegram.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday asked Western allies for a "clear signal" on his country's NATO membership prospects, on the eve of a key alliance summit in Lithuania.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (AFP)

"Ukraine deserves to be in the alliance. Not now, because now there's war, but we need a clear signal and this signal is needed right now," Zelensky said in a video message posted on Telegram.