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Ukraine's Zelenskiy: NATO membership 'impossible' until Russia war ends

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Estonian President Alar Karis shake hands before a joint press briefing, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine June 2, 2023. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday he knew it would be "impossible" for Ukraine to join NATO while Russia was waging war on his country.

Zelenskiy has pressed for Ukrainian membership of the military alliance but allies are divided over how fast that should happen. Western governments are wary of any move that might take the alliance closer to war with Russia.

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