Despite Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha's appeal for NATO to extend an invitation to Kyiv, the agency highlights a lack of consensus among the 32 member states to make such a decision during the ministers' meeting in Brussels.

On the day of the NATO ministerial meeting, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine published its official position on possible security guarantees that could be seen as a deterrent against Russian aggression.

NATO is highly unlikely to heed Ukraine's call for a membership invitation at a meeting on Tuesday, according to diplomats, dashing Kyiv's hopes of a political boost as it struggles on the battlefield and awaits Donald Trump's return to the White House.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has urged NATO to invite Kyiv to join the alliance, as part of a plan to end Russia's war. Although understanding the current lack of consensus, Ukraine seeks a political move with NATO's invitation,

NATO is unlikely to heed Ukraine's call for an invitation to join the alliance during Tuesday's meeting on December 3. This will shatter Kyiv’s hopes for a political boost in anticipation of Donald Trump’s return to the White House,

Ukraine says it accepts that it cannot join NATO until the war is over but extending an invitation now would show Russian President Vladimir Putin that one of his main goals - pre

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also urged NATO leaders to immediately approve the uncontested parts of Ukraine for membership.

"We believe that the invitation should be extended at this stage," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote in a letter to his NATO counterparts.

Andrij Sybiha, the head of Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has requested that NATO members send an official invitation for Ukraine to join the Alliance. According to a message shared by the Reuters agency,

Andrij Sybiha, the head of Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has requested NATO members to extend an official invitation for Ukraine to join the Alliance. According to a report by the Reuters agency,

Ukraine has called on NATO to issue an invitation to join the Alliance at the summit scheduled for December 3-4 in Brussels, according to Reuters. In a letter seen by the agency, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha addressed his NATO counterparts.