"We sincerely hope that next year, at the NATO summit in The Hague, we will be able to make a political decision to invite Ukraine to NATO. We will work with our NATO allies to achieve this goal," Mierina said.

Ukraine’s president is hoping allies will take a more positive stance on his so-called “victory plan” after the U.S. election, but concedes that its key demand — an invitation to join NATO — is not welcome by some Western partners,

Zelenskyy said France, Britain and Italy have shown signs of support, while Germany has reservations that only Washington could help overcome.