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

American negotiators have presented a proposal allowing Ukraine to join NATO if Kyiv cedes the eastern Donbas region to Russia, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Despite potential discussions surrounding this compromise, Moscow continues to advance its maximalist demands, which include a total withdrawal of NATO forces from Eastern Europe alongside Ukrainian territorial concessions. While Russian President Vladimir Putin has conditionally accepted European involvement in upcoming peace talks alongside Washington and Kyiv, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stressed that Brussels must first show a constructive willingness to contribute. Moscow also reiterated that any European peacekeeping troops stationed in Ukraine after a potential agreement would be regarded as legitimate military targets.

Sources: El Mundo, La Vanguardia, Canarias7, Infodefensa