Zelensky says US proposed Ukraine ceding Donbas for Nato membership

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US President Volodymyr Zelensky says US envoys have floated the idea of Ukraine withdrawing from the Donbas region in exchange for Nato membership, marking the first time such a proposal was raised. The suggestion came during US visits to Moscow and an EU summit in Dublin, as part of efforts to end the war. Zelensky said he would put any proposal with security guarantees, no military constraints, and rebuilding funds to a referendum. Russia has rejected Ukrainian Nato membership and continues to demand territorial concessions and neutrality, while Ukraine has refused to cede sovereign territory. Recent signs of progress include a US-brokered temporary ceasefire in the Kherson region last month.


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