The letter reflects a renewed push by Kyiv to secure an invitation to join NATO ... end the war triggered by Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine says it accepts that it cannot join NATO ...

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that an invitation to join NATO should encompass all of Ukraine’s territory, while the Alliance can initially operate only in areas under Ukrainian control.

Ukrainian officials reckon an invitation would alter Putin’s “geopolitical calculations.” As he delivered his speech, the mood in Ukraine was grim. Ukraine’s troops are having trouble ...