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NATO for Donbas? US pitches proposal to Ukraine

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Photo. Wolodymyr Zelensky/X

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that the United States has proposed for Ukraine to join the North Atlantic Alliance. However, they set a condition – Kyiv must agree to certain concessions.

Withdrawing from the Donbas in exchange for the prospect of NATO membership? The Americans reportedly put forward such a suggestion to the Ukrainian President in recent days. As Volodymyr Zelenskyy added, Kyiv is currently discussing a comprehensive package of security guarantees with partners, although they are still far from developing specific solutions.

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„I have repeatedly said that Ukraine is not withdrawing and is not surrendering its lands to terrorists. The Americans posed the question: »If Ukraine is in NATO, will it withdraw from the Donbas?« Such a proposal has appeared for the first time,” Zelenskyy said on Friday.

„We are discussing with partners a comprehensive security package that may be offered to us during negotiations: concrete security guarantees from NATO and the EU, a strong Ukrainian army – meaning appropriate troop strength, armament, and financial support for a specific period – and a »Prosperity Plan«, which is a reconstruction plan supported by financial resources from clearly defined sources,” the Ukrainian President continued.