Zelenskyy: US Offered NATO Membership in Exchange for Donbas

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the US offered Ukraine NATO membership in exchange for ceding the Donbas region, marking the first time such a proposal was made. Zelenskyy stated the Americans asked if Ukraine would withdraw from Donbas in exchange for joining NATO. He said he would hold a referendum on any security guarantees agreement, as he lacks the right to decide alone. The talks followed US-mediated negotiations in Abu Dhabi. Russia's Vladimir Putin rejects Ukrainian NATO membership. Meanwhile, Moscow claims readiness to evacuate civilians from Kostiantynivka, and the EU agreed Germany, Britain, France, Italy, and Poland will represent Europe in future peace talks.


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