Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country needed security guarantees in the absence of NATO membership, warning Russian leader Vladimir Putin could be preparing to go to war against the alliance next year.

Zelensky told the Munich Security Conference that European nations must unite around Ukraine to protect themselves and that he wants his country to be part of NATO. Speaking in Munich, Ukraine's President said: 'We trust Nato's security guarantees.

Ukraine’s president issued a stark warning, saying that Russia may be preparing an act of aggression against NATO members as early as next year. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference on Friday, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attack might come from Belarus.