Zelenskyy warns US security plan could aid Russia, rejects Donbas withdrawal for NATO

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that a new European security framework floated by the United States could benefit Russia, saying Moscow might use such discussions to weaken NATO and revise the continent's borders. Zelenskyy said the U.S. asked whether Ukraine would withdraw from parts of the Donbas region in exchange for NATO membership, a proposal he rejected, reiterating Kyiv would not surrender its territory. He stressed any arrangement would not involve recognizing occupied territories as Russian and dismissed the possibility of Ukrainian neutrality. Separately, Ukrainian forces struck a major Russian oil facility in the Samara region and an airfield in Lipetsk, while a Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia injured 22 people, including three children. Zelenskyy also accused SpaceX of imposing restrictions on its Starshield satellite system in occupied areas, hampering drone interception efforts.