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Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky has acknowledged that his country cannot join Nato in the near future - despite its long-standing hope to do so. Nato secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg said the security bloc remained united in its support of Ukraine. Member states including Britain are already sending weapons to help it fight the Russian invasion. However, the alliance has rejected calls to enforce a "no-fly zone", saying it could lead to direct conflict with Russia. Olga Stefanishyna is Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, says that fear of Russian reprisals lie behind Nato's reluctance to support a push for "no-fly zone" and that she believes responsibility for the deaths of civilians rests with them because of this. She says that Ukraine will continue to push for this given the danger presented by Russian air attacks. In terms of Ukraine's relationship with the EU, Ukraine has had an "association agreement" with Europe for seven years and the EU unity has been an important element of solidarity shown to Ukraine. Photo: A fighter aircraft, part of Nato's enhanced Air Policing (eAP), at Amari military airbase in Amari, Estonia, March 2022
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