Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Ukraine makes NATO membership bid

Ukraine news from September 30: Kyiv applies to join military alliance after Moscow annexes four Ukrainian regions.

Zelenskyy in dark green shirt with Ukrainian flags behind him
Prior to launching its offensive in late February, Russia had insisted on guarantees from the West that Ukraine would never join NATO [File: Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via Reuters]
By Dalia Hatuqa, David Child and Linah Alsaafin
Published On 30 Sep 2022
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Updated: 
2 Oct 2022
(21:14 GMT)
  • Ukraine is submitting an “accelerated” application to join NATO, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says.
  • Kyiv’s move follows Moscow’s formal annexation of four partly-occupied regions.