Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said his country must be allowed to join Nato as he warned that Russias military build-up on its borders threatens the entire democratic order.<\/p>\n
He made the comments amid growing international concern at Russian troop concentrations near the border.<\/p>\n
Zelenskiy said: It is only Ukraines accession to Nato that can guarantee security and peace in the long run.<\/p>\n
This is pressure on Europe and the West as a whole. It is a test of the strength of our ties and the weight of the words and decisions of Western nations, he added.<\/p>\n
He backed US President Joe Bidens offer to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin at a summit in a neutral European venue this summer. The conflict was triggered by the Ukrainian Revolution in 2014 when an uprising overthrew the pro-Russian government of Viktor Yanukovych.<\/p>\n
Putins forces reacted by annexing the region of Crimea from Ukraine.<\/p>\n
Pro-Russian groups in eastern Ukraine then took up arms against the state and, with Russian backing, formed the breakaway republics of Donetsk and Luhansk.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Russia has detained a Ukrainian diplomat for allegedly receiving classified information.<\/p>\n
Alexander Sosonyuk, Ukraines consul in St Petersburg, was allegedly taken into custody while meeting a Russian.<\/p>\n
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