The US position on Ukraine's accession to NATO has improved. However, Germany remains skeptical, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. After his visits to Britain, France, Italy, and Germany,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that support from his embattled nation's Western allies is key to his “ victory plan ” to end the country's devastating war with Russia as he laid out details of the plan to European Union leaders.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said a formal invitation to join Nato is “the only way” Ukraine can survive Russia’s invasion, as the Ukrainian president urged western allies to endorse his plan to end the war.