NATO chief Mark Rutte said he was aware of the details of Ukraine's "victory plan" that was presented by the country's president on Wednesday, and that he was in touch with the alliance's member countries on the next steps.

Major points of the plan include permission to use Western-supplied longer-range missiles to strike military targets deep inside Russian territory.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte reacted cautiously to Ukraine's desire for a quick invitation to join the military alliance as part of a much-touted "victory plan." Rutte only referred to a NATO declaration from a summit in Washington that only said Ukraine's path towards joining the alliance was "irreversible.

Though Russia’s gains have been incremental, its steady forward movement is slowly progressing — and Ukraine is pleading for Western help on a larger scale. View on euronews