Furious Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky blasted NATO’s "unprecedented and absurd" refusal to give Kyiv a timetable for joining the alliance.
The hero leader is due to hold showdown talks with coalition leaders at their summit in Lithuanian capital Vilnius tomorrow while battle rages in his homeland.
He wants a clear expectation of when his war-torn country can sign-up to the Western military pact. But his hopes are expected to be dashed with some countries instead providing “security assurances”.