Europe 1 with AFP 4:19 p.m., September 30, 2022

Ukraine will sign an application for accelerated NATO membership, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Friday, minutes after Russia formalized the annexation of four regions of the country.

President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Friday that Ukraine would sign an accelerated application for NATO membership, minutes after Russia formalized the annexation of four Ukrainian regions.

"We are taking a decisive step by signing Ukraine's application for accelerated NATO membership," he said in a video posted on social media.

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