Ukraine says full NATO membership 'only real guarantee of security'

KYIV: Ukraine on Tuesday called for "full" NATO membership as the only guarantee of security in the face of the Russian invasion, ahead of a meeting of NATO foreign ministers.

"We are convinced that the only real guarantee of security for Ukraine, as well as a deterrent to further Russian aggression against Ukraine and other states, is Ukraine's full membership in NATO," the foreign ministry in Kyiv said in a statement.