Day 410 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Zelensky still sees Ukraine on the Path of Joining NATO

Day 410 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

• Zelensky said he still sees Ukraine on the path to joining NATO
• Vitaly Votanovsky, who photographed a "Wagner" cemetery, fled Russia
• Thousands of Germans are protesting with demands for peace and an end to the war in Ukraine

Zelensky said he still sees Ukraine on the path to joining NATO

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he still sees his country on the path to joining NATO, even though Russia's war of aggression shows no signs of ending after 13 months of fighting, DPA reported.

This week has seen a good "move towards NATO", which is expressed in new military aid from the West and other manifestations of international support, Zelensky said in his evening video address from Kyiv.

Zelensky said this on the occasion of Lithuania's proposal to invite Ukraine to become a NATO member at the alliance's summit in Vilnius in July. He thanked Lithuania.

Ukraine's bid to join NATO is often cited by the Kremlin as one of the reasons for Russia's full-scale invasion of the country in February 2022.

Last year, Zelensky pushed for "expedited" Ukraine's accession to NATO, hoping for preferential treatment. The US and other NATO member countries, such as Germany, have expressed reservations on this issue, considering that one of the preconditions for joining the alliance is that the candidate country does not participate in international conflicts.

Vitaly Votanovsky, who photographed a "Wagner" cemetery, fled Russia

The Russian activist and blogger Vitaly Votanovsky, who published photos from...