Official: NATO secretary-general receives Ukraine’s bid for membership.
Ambassadors of NATO member states will discuss the application in Brussels, Ihor Zhovkva, a deputy head of the President’s Office, said. President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sept. 30 that Ukraine would apply for fast-track NATO accession shortly after Russian dictator Vladimir Putin declared the illegal annexation of four Ukrainian regions. Nine European countries have signed a joint statement in favor of Ukraine joining NATO.