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This handout picture taken and released by the Ukrainian presidential press-service on December 21, 2021 shows President Volodymyr Zelensky giving a speech during a meeting with Ukrainian ambassadors in the western Ukrainian resort village of Guta. - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday voiced frustration over NATO reluctance to speed up Kiev's membership in the alliance, as his rival President Vladimir Putin seeks promises from the West that its military bloc will not expand to eastwards. Kiev has for years been seeking to join the US-led alliance, but Western officials have on numerous occasions said the prospect is not on the cards anytime soon -- much to Ukraine's annoyance. (Photo by Handout / UKRAINE PRESIDENCY / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Ukraine presidency / handout" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS