The United States has proposed to Ukraine that territories should be granted to Russia in exchange for NATO membership, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed in statements released today.
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14/11/2026
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Othe United States has proposed to Ukraine the surrender of territories to Russia in exchange for NATO membership, revealed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in statements released today.
“ The Americans asked a question: ‘What if Ukraine joins NATO? Would Ukraine withdraw from the Donbass?’ This was the first time this issue has been raised,” Zelensky said on Friday in statements under embargo to date, according to the French agency AFP.
Russia calls for the annexation of the Donbass, which includes the Donetsk and Lugansk regions in eastern Ukraine, with a part still under the control of Ukrainian forces.
Separatists from both regions, who had been at war with Kiev since 2014 with Russian support, declared independence in 2022 and requested help from Moscow, one of the alleged reasons for the invasion of Ukraine.
Zelensky said Kiev was discussing “specific security guarantees by NATO and the EU [European Union]” and promised to consult the Ukrainians on the terms of an agreement.
If Western countries confirm security guarantees, “then I will ask Ukrainian society what it thinks about it.”.
“ Do we take it or not? I have no right to make this decision alone”, he said.