Ukrainian President Zelensky arrives at NATO summit in Washington

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday laid a wreath at a monument in Washington to the victims of the 1930s Ukrainian famine, ahead of a NATO leaders' meeting in the city.

Zelensky travelled with his wife Olena, according to Freedom, a Ukrainian state-owned television station for Ukrainians abroad. He also met members of the Ukrainian diaspora.

The Ukrainian president hopes that the meeting of national leaders from the 32 NATO countries - including United States President Joe Biden and Britain's new prime minister, Keir Starmer - will clarify his country's membership prospects and strengthen military support for Ukraine's defensive war against the Russian invasion.

Since 2019, Ukraine has had its NATO membership ambitions enshrined in its national constitution. But all current NATO member states have to agree unanimously before that can happen.