U.S. Floats NATO Membership in Deal for Donbas

“Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said U.S. peace envoys asked whether Ukraine would be willing to give up the Donbas region in the nation’s east to Russia in exchange for NATO membership, signaling a potential shift in Washington’s negotiating tactics,” Bloomberg reports.

Said Zelensky: “It was the first time this had been raised. We are discussing with our partners a comprehensive security package that could be offered to us in the negotiations.”