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Volodymyr Zelenskyy's fast-track bid to enter the military alliance comes as Russia makes a land-grab of Ukrainian territory.
Including an awkward five-way handshake.
This marks a "moment of peril" for the world, according to the UN chief.
Moscow hasn't owned up to anything, but European leaders are eyeing it with suspicion after Tuesday's drama.
The Russian president is expected to make a big announcement on Friday, September 30.
The initial tranches of men called up under Russia’s partial mobilisation have started arriving at military bases.
Russia's call-up of troops, sham referendums and nuclear threats are "not signs of strength or confidence," the White House's national security adviser said.
Waves of disapproval over biggest conscription drive since World War Two.
UK prime minister uses UN speech to say the Russian president is trying to gloss over a “catastrophic” failure in Ukraine.
President Joe Biden slammed Russian President Vladimir Putin for attempting “to erase a sovereign state from the map” in his address at the UN General Assembly.