Ukraine Calls for Path Into NATO After Russia Masses Troops

Ukraine Calls for Path Into NATO After Russia Masses Troops
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during a joint news conference with European Council President Charles Michel in Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 3, 2021. Sergey Dolzhenko/Pool via Reuters
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KYIV—President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on NATO on Tuesday to lay out a path for Ukraine to join the Western military alliance, after days in which Russia has massed troops near the conflict-hit Donbass region.

Zelenskiy’s comments drew an immediate rebuke from Moscow, which said Kyiv’s approach to NATO could further inflame the situation in Donbass, where violence has increased in recent days.