US has floated Ukraine ceding Donbas for Nato membership, Zelensky says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that US negotiators have proposed Ukraine ceding the Donbas region in exchange for NATO membership. Zelensky indicated he would consider such a proposal only if it included robust security guarantees and reconstruction funding.
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This report highlights a potential shift in diplomatic strategy regarding the Russia-Ukraine war and the complex conditions required for a peace deal.
Image source, Getty Images By Aleks Phillips Published 14 minutes ago US negotiators have touted the idea of Ukraine withdrawing its remaining forces from the eastern Donbas region in exchange for Nato membership, Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
The Ukrainian president's comments on Saturday come after US envoys visited Moscow and an EU summit in Dublin as part of ongoing efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Kyiv has long sought membership of the military alliance as a condition of any peace deal to deter future threats, while Russia has said another Nato member on its border was unacceptable.
Zelensky has also consistently said Ukraine was unwilling to give up sovereign territory, despite Moscow's demands for it to cede the Donbas.
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