Zelensky: US has asked for the first time whether Ukraine is willing to withdraw from Donbas in exchange for NATO membership
The Ukrainian president said he was prepared to put the issue to a public vote, but only if Ukraine receives full security guarantees.
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Among the necessary conditions, he listed guarantees from NATO and the EU, stable funding and weapons supplies for the Ukrainian army, as well as financial support for the country's reconstruction.
Zelensky said Ukraine would not agree to enshrine a neutral status in its Constitution.
Ukraine's refusal to abandon its NATO membership aspirations remains one of Moscow's demands. Various versions of Trump's peace plan have also included a provision barring Ukraine from joining the alliance.
