President Volodymyr Zelenskyy recalled Ukraine's decision to abandon nuclear weapons. He expressed his dissatisfaction with the lack of adequate security guarantees during a meeting with journalists.

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,

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expects that partners will extend an invitation for Ukraine to join NATO within its internationally recognized borders. Source: Zelenskyy, talking to journalists on 21 October,

Lloyd Austin visited Kyiv as Ukraine's president further pushed for Western support for his "victory plan".View on euronews

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Kyiv for an unannounced visit on Monday, hours after a Russian drone attack on the Ukrainian capital and as Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky pushes Western partners to keep providing military support for the war.