Volodymyr Zelenskyy tells Ukraine’s diplomats to fight for Nato membership

Comments come after Vladimir Putin threatens more destruction' in response to Kazan drone attack

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told Ukraine's diplomats the country will have to fight to persuade allies to allow it to take up Nato membership, but has described the goal as achievable" as it searches for security guarantees to protect it from Russia.

The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has vowed to bring more destruction" to Ukraine after a devastating drone attack on the central Russian city of Kazan and met the Slovakian prime minister, Robert Fico, in a rare visit of an EU and Nato leader to Moscow.