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US Floats Ukraine Ceding Donbas for NATO Membership
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In Short: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says US negotiators proposed Ukraine withdraw from Donbas in exchange for NATO membership.
US Floats NATO Membership for Donbas, Zelensky Says: Will Kyiv Agree?. big bertha
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said US negotiators proposed Ukraine withdraw from its eastern Donbas region in exchange for NATO membership during peace talks in Abu Dhabi.
The Ukrainian president emphasized that NATO membership is crucial for Ukraine's security, stating that the European Union and NATO are Europe’s “only real security.”
Zelenskyy noted that this was the first time the US had raised the question of Ukraine potentially withdrawing from Donbas in exchange for NATO membership.
Moscow has long demanded that Ukraine withdraw from areas it still controls, while also opposing Ukraine's NATO membership.
Since Ukraine and Moldova applied for EU membership in February 2022, both countries have become official candidate countries and have formally started EU accession negotiations.
What's confirmed
- Meanwhile, in Friday’s comments to reporters that were under embargo until Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said United States negotiators had asked during this week’s Abu Dhabi talks whether Ukraine would withdraw its troops from its eastern region of Donbas in exchange for joining NATO, the transatlantic military alliance.
- Would Ukraine withdraw from Donbas?’ This was the first time this had been raised,” Zelenskyy having told reporters in remarks released by his office on Saturday, with “That is why I believe NATO is back on the agenda.
- 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.
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