Ukraine’s president is hoping allies will take a more positive stance on his so-called “victory plan” after the U.S. election, but concedes that its key demand — an invitation to join NATO — is not welcome by some Western partners,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that Berlin has eased its scepticism about Ukraine's accession to NATO. Source: Zelenskyy in a conversation with journalists on Monday, as reported by European Pravda Details: Zelenskyy said it was a fact that the German side was sceptical about Ukraine's accession to NATO,

Ukraine’s President is hoping allies will take a more positive stance on his victory plan after the US election, but concedes that a key demand – an

The United States “will get Ukraine what it needs” to fight its war with Russia, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Monday, but he gave no hint that Washington might endorse key planks of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's so-called “victory plan.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin arrived in Kyiv early Monday morning, as the future of US aid to Ukraine hangs in the balance of the imminent US presidential election and as Russia continues to make small but steady gains on the battlefield.

The trip comes just two weeks before an election that could determine whether the United States continues its campaign of massive military support.