US proposes NATO membership for Ukraine in exchange for Donbas, Zelensky says

American negotiators have reportedly proposed that Ukraine could secure NATO membership if Kyiv agrees to cede the eastern Donbas region to Russia, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

However, Moscow continues to press maximalist conditions for ending the conflict, demanding not only Ukrainian territorial concessions but also the complete withdrawal of NATO forces from Eastern Europe. While Russian President Vladimir Putin has conditionally accepted European participation alongside Washington and Kyiv in future peace talks, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that Brussels must first show a constructive approach. Moscow also reiterated a stark warning that any European peacekeeping troops stationed in Ukraine following a potential settlement would be viewed as legitimate military targets.

Sources: El Mundo, La Vanguardia, Canarias7, Infodefensa