Zelenskiy says US floated Donbas-for-NATO deal

US negotiators proposed Ukraine potentially ceding the Donbas region in exchange for NATO membership, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Saturday, marking the first time territorial concessions were linked to alliance entry during peace talks. Zelenskiy stated he is not ready to concede territory but would put any comprehensive deal to a national referendum. Zelenskiy dismissed Russia's call for a broader European security framework before ending the war, insisting the conflict must be settled first. He also rejected Putin's proposed humanitarian ceasefire in Kostiantynivka, calling it a ploy to occupy the city. The Abu Dhabi talks concluded Wednesday with a prisoner exchange agreement involving over 1,000 people. Zelenskiy separately escalated criticism of SpaceX, alleging speed restrictions on Starshield terminals in Russian-occupied areas hampered Ukrainian air defences for five days. SpaceX denied introducing new restrictions. This follows a similar outage in October amid tensions with the Trump administration over Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries.