The Ukrainian president says US envoys touted the exchange as part of efforts to end the war with Russia.
The US has broached the idea of Kyiv giving up the Donbas region in exchange for NATO membership, the Ukrainian president said.
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. He reiterated that Kyiv was not willing to retreat from its territory and warned that the Kremlin's bid to change the continent's security architecture could lead to more wars.
Putin has indicated that Russia will not back down on territorial demands to control parts of Ukraine and has rejected the idea of foreign peacekeeping troops being deployed in the country.
« C’est la première fois que cette question a été soulevée », a déclaré le président ukrainien, quelques jours après le dernier cycle de pourparlers de paix à Abou Dhabi. Il a répété que l’Ukraine n’était pas disposée à retirer ses troupes et que les termes d’un éventuel accord de paix devraient être approuvés par référendum.
Ein Rückzug aus dem Donbass im Tausch für einen NATO-Beitritt - das haben die USA der Ukraine nach Angaben Selenskyjs nahegelegt. Unter bestimmten Bedingungen würde er diese Frage in einem Referendum zur Abstimmung stellen, so der Präsident.
'Nel caso, dovrò affrontare la questione con l'opinione pubblica'
"This was the first time this had been raised," the Ukrainian president told reporters.
Zelenskyy says the US asked for the first time whether Kyiv would cede land to Moscow in exchange for the NATO bid.
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