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  "id": 19965956,
  "title": "US proposed Ukraine cedes Donbas in exchange for joining NATO, Zelensky says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/us-proposed-ukraine-cedes-donbas-in-exchange-for-joining-nato",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T10:30:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261114-us-negotiators-suggest-ukraine-cedes-territory-in-exchange-for-nato-membership"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President Zelensky said the US had proposed ceding Ukraine's eastern city of Donbas to Russia, in exchange for Ukrainian membership of NATO, following the latest round of peace talks in Abu Dhabi this week. He reiterated that Kyiv was not willing to retreat from its territory and warned that the Kremlin's bid to change the continent's security architecture could lead to more wars.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Post",
        "title": "US Asked if Ukraine Would Exit Donbas for NATO, Zelensky Says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/us-asked-if-ukraine-would-exit-donbas-for-nato-zelensky-says",
        "published": "2026-11-14T09:41:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "US asked Ukraine to cede Donbas in exchange for NATO membership, Zelensky says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/us-asked-ukraine-to-cede-donbas-in-exchange-for-nato-membership",
        "published": "2026-11-14T09:54:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "US has floated Ukraine ceding Donbas for Nato membership, Zelensky says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/us-has-floated-ukraine-ceding-donbas-for-nato-membership-zelensky-says",
        "published": "2026-11-14T10:30:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "US floats NATO membership for Ukraine in exchange for Donbas withdrawal, Zelensky says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/us-floats-nato-membership-for-ukraine-in-exchange-for-donbas",
        "published": "2026-11-14T11:34:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}