Ukraine urges Nato to hasten membership as Russian troops gather

President calls for his country to be put on pathway to membership of western military alliance

Ukraine's president has called on Nato and key member states to hasten his country's membership of the western military alliance in response to a growing buildup of Russian forces on his country's borders.

Volodymyr Zelenskiy spoke to Nato's secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, on Tuesday, and urged for Ukraine to be put on a pathway to future membership to halt the long-running conflict in the eastern Donbas region.