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Zelensky says US negotiators raised a possible Donbas-for-NATO arrangement for Ukraine.
Volodymyr Zelensky said US negotiators asked whether Ukraine would withdraw from Donbas in exchange for NATO membership. He said Ukraine would not give up its territory, though he might consider a referendum if Ukraine received security guarantees and support for its military and reconstruction.
What the reports agree on
- Zelensky said US negotiators raised the possibility of Ukraine withdrawing from Donbas in exchange for NATO membership. France24, BBC World, Al Jazeera
- Zelensky said Ukraine was unwilling to give up its territory or withdraw its troops. France24, BBC World, Al Jazeera
- Zelensky said he might put the proposal to a referendum if Ukraine received security guarantees and reconstruction funding. France24, BBC World, Al Jazeera
Where reports differ
- Al Jazeera reported that Zelensky said no concrete offer had been made. Al Jazeera
- BBC World said Zelensky’s referendum conditions included no limits on Ukraine’s military; France24 described a strong, well-funded army, and Al Jazeera reported military funding. BBC World
Reported by one outlet
- France24 reported that Zelensky views the European Union and NATO as Europe’s only real security. France24
- BBC World reported that US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met Zelensky in Dublin after talks with Vladimir Putin in Moscow. BBC World
- Al Jazeera reported that Russian authorities said a Ukrainian drone attack killed two parents and their 2-year-old daughter in Belgorod. Al Jazeera