NATO countries will need to discuss conditions for Ukraine to get a membership invitation and to join the alliance in response to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's "victory plan", Dutch Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans said on Friday.

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.

We are in this, if necessary, for the long haul, and obviously we want to be in a place we are Selenski and Ukraine, from a position of strength, is able to start talks with Russia. But till that moment comes,