Ukrainian territory should be brought under Nato umbrella, suggests Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has suggested his country should be brought under the "Nato umbrella".
The President said such a proposal had never been considered by Ukraine because it has never officially been offered.
He also said that any invitation should be given "within its internationally recognised border, you can't give an invitation to just one part of a country".
Mr Zelensky said in an interview with Sky News: "If we want to stop the hot stage of the war, we should take under Nato umbrella the territory of Ukraine that we have under our control.
"That's what we need to do fast, and then Ukraine can get back the other part of its territory diplomatically.
"This proposal has never been considered by Ukraine because no one has ever offered that to us officially."
Last month, Ukraine revealed its "victory plan" which outlined how the country would defeat Russia's invasion next year.
However, the plan includes the country joining Nato before the war ends.
In recent weeks, Ukraine has been under constant missile and drone attacks which have been condemned by the President.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer discussed the attacks with Mr Zelensky in a call on Thursday.
Downing Street said the leaders "discussed the egregious Russian missile strike in the early hours of this morning, which had deprived more than a million people of heat, light and electricity".
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