Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and Parliament Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk pose with a request for fast-track membership in the NATO military alliance, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, after Russia held what it called referendums – votes that were denounced by Kyiv and Western governments as illegal and coercive – in Kyiv, Ukraine September 30, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS
