US floats Ukraine trading Donbas for NATO membership

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the United States has asked him whether Ukraine is ready to withdraw its troops from the eastern Donbas region in exchange for NATO…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the United States has asked him whether Ukraine is ready to withdraw its troops from the eastern Donbas region in exchange for NATO membership.

Multiple Ukrainian media outlets reported on Saturday that Zelenskyy referred to the plan involving the Donetsk and Luhansk regions that compose the Donbas, saying that it was the first time it had been raised.

Zelenskyy also again stressed that the Donbas region is Ukrainian territory.

US media outlet Bloomberg reported that US envoys floated the idea, signaling a potential shift in Washington's negotiating tactics, to make a breakthrough in the peace negotiations they are moderating.

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