US has floated Ukraine ceding Donbas for Nato membership, Zelensky says
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 [...] The post US has floated Ukraine ceding Donbas for…
US negotiators have proposed that Ukraine cede its remaining forces from the Donbas region in exchange for NATO membership, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. This idea was raised during discussions between US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff and Zelensky, following talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
Zelensky expressed openness to a referendum on the proposal if it included security guarantees, no constraints on Ukraine's military, and funds to rebuild the country. However, he emphasized that Ukraine would not give up its sovereign territory and cautioned that the talks are "extremely difficult." The proposal comes as both sides attempt to find common ground in the ongoing conflict, with Russia occupying a significant portion of Ukrainian territory, including the Donbas region.
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