Zelenskyy seeks 'accelerated' NATO membership for Ukraine as Russia annexes regions

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he has applied for "accelerated accession" of Ukraine to NATO after Russia formally announced the annexation of four Ukrainian regions. He also said that Ukraine will not negotiate with Russia "as long as (Vladimir) Putin is the President of the Russian Federation". Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia have been annexed to Russia.