US proposed Ukraine cedes Donbas in exchange for joining NATO, Zelenskyy says
Zelenskyy said the proposal would include security guarantees and reconstruction funding, and that Ukrainians would decide whether to accept it.
- On Friday, Nov. 13, President Volodymyr Zelensky told journalists that United States representatives asked whether Ukraine would withdraw military forces from Donbas in exchange for NATO admission.
- The inquiry emerged during the latest diplomatic round, following US-mediated trilateral talks held in Abu Dhabi on Nov. 10-11 between Ukraine, Russia, and American officials.
- Zelensky emphasized Ukraine will not recognize occupied territories as Russian, stating any comprehensive package involving NATO membership and security guarantees would require submission to a public referendum.
- Separately, White House Says White House Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly announced on Friday that US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have begun preparing the largest prisoner exchange of the war.
- While acknowledging potential security models similar to those with Israel or Arab states, Zelensky expressed caution regarding NATO reliability, noting the collective defense clause has been invoked only one time in history.
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According to the Ukrainian president, Washington proposes that Kiev cede territories to Russia.A claim that Ukraine is not willing to accept, while U.S.-mediated peace talks resume.
Ukraine's entry into NATO has returned to the negotiating table on one condition: that Kiev withdraw its troops from the Donbas areas it still controls. Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski has assured that the United States transferred that possibility to him during the contacts held this week in Abu Dhabi to ... Continue reading "Zelenski unveils the US proposal: Ukraine would enter NATO if the Donbas were to yield to Russia"
Zelenskyy says a new European security framework floated by U.S. could benefit Putin
European leaders have stressed that decisions about the continent's security must be made by Europeans themselves, warning against allowing Russia to dictate the terms of a new security order or negotiate NATO's future.
According to the Ukrainian president, Russia wants to negotiate the creation of a new European security system.
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