India, June 24 -- Ukraine has taken a significant step toward anchoring its post-war future firmly within Western institutional frameworks, formally submitting an updated membership application to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The move, announced by President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday following a high-level meeting in Kyiv with OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann, marks a major acceleration in the nation's drive to modernise its governance and solidify its alignment with the world's most advanced economies despite the ongoing conflict with Russia.

The updated bid, delivered by Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, serves as a strategic manoeuvre to transition Ukraine from its status as a cooperative...