Zelenskiy seeks positive decision on Ukraine NATO bid at July summit

FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a joint news briefing with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine April 20, 2023. REUTERS/Alina Smutko

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy issued a new appeal to NATO on Monday to make a "positive political decision" on Kyiv's membership bid at a July summit.

Ukraine's Western partners have provided it with weapons to fight Russia's invasion. But Kyiv wants stronger security guarantees for the future and hopes to join the NATO military alliance, which is due to hold a summit in Vilnius in July.