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Zelensky said U.S. negotiators linked Ukraine’s possible NATO membership to withdrawing from Donbas.
Zelensky said U.S. negotiators raised the possibility of Ukraine joining NATO in exchange for withdrawing from Donbas. France24 also reported that he said Russia rejected an energy truce and U.S.-mediated talks with Ukraine and Russia made no tangible progress.
What the reports agree on
- Volodymyr Zelensky is Ukraine’s president. France24, The Hill, CBS News
- Zelensky said U.S. officials or negotiators raised linking Ukraine’s NATO membership to territorial concessions, including withdrawal from Donbas. France24, The Hill, CBS News
- Zelensky said the possibility of withdrawing from Donbas in exchange for NATO membership had been raised for the first time. The Hill, CBS News
Reported by one outlet
- Zelensky said Russia rejected an energy truce. France24
- France24 reported that U.S.-mediated talks involving Ukraine and Russia this week made no tangible progress. France24
- The Hill reported that the proposal would involve Ukraine conceding Donbas to Russia. The Hill
- CBS News reported that Zelensky said any decision would depend on specific security guarantees and would not be his to make alone. CBS News