US proposes NATO entry for Ukraine in exchange for Donbas, Zelensky says
US negotiators have offered Ukraine NATO membership in exchange for ceding Donbas, while Russia demands full NATO withdrawal from Eastern Europe.
American negotiators have presented a proposal allowing Ukraine to join NATO if Kyiv relinquishes the eastern Donbas region to Russia, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Despite this potential compromise, Moscow maintains its maximalist demands, which include the full withdrawal of NATO forces from Eastern Europe alongside territorial concessions from Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin has conditionally accepted European participation in upcoming peace talks alongside Washington and Kyiv, but Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov emphasized that Brussels must first demonstrate a constructive approach. Moscow additionally reaffirmed that any European peacekeeping forces deployed to Ukraine following a potential agreement would be treated as legitimate military targets.
Sources: El Mundo, La Vanguardia, Canarias7, Infodefensa
Sources
- Infodefensa — Putin admite finalmente a Europa en las conversaciones de paz sobre Ucrania
- Canarias7 — El Kremlin quiere conocer la «verdadera intención» de Europa antes de negociar
- El Mundo — Zelenski revela que EEUU planteó la entrada de Ucrania en la OTAN a cambio del Donbás
- La Vanguardia — Zelenski asegura que EE.UU. ha planteado admitir a Ucrania en la OTAN si cede el Donbass
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