US floated idea swapping Ukrainian territory for NATO membership: Zelensky

First reported by BBC at Sat 4:30 AM · 6 outlets in all

1. The Hill38mUS floated idea swapping Ukrainian territory for NATO membership: ZelenskyUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said U.S. negotiators floated the possibility of Ukraine surrendering in the eastern Donbas region and conceding it to Russia in exchange for NATO membership. “The Americans raised a question: ‘What if Ukraine joins NATO? Would Ukraine withdraw from Donbas?’ This was the first time this had been raised,” Zelensky told reporters…
2. CNN5hZelensky says U.S.proposed swapping Donbas for NATO membership
3. CBS News5hU.S. reportedly floated trading Ukrainian land for NATO membershipThe Ukrainian president said he would put the question of a potential exchange to the people if certain guarantees were in place.
4. NY Post22hUS floats NATO membership for Ukraine in exchange for giving up Donbas territoryThe US has floated the possibility of Ukraine joining NATO in exchange for surrendering its remaining territory in the war-ravaged Donbas region to Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky said: “The Americans raised the question: ‘What if Ukraine joins NATO? Would Ukraine withdraw from Donbas?’ This was the first time this issue had been raised."
5. Yahoo News26hU.S. floated idea of Ukraine surrendering territory for NATO membership, Zelensky saysBy Olena Harmash KYIV, Nov 14 (Reuters) - US negotiators have floated the idea of Ukraine's potential withdrawal from its eastern region of Donbas in exchange for joining NATO, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, following the latest round of peace talks with Russia in Abu Dhabi. This is the first time ‌the question of linking NATO membership to territorial concessions has been raised during the talks, Zelenskiy said in remarks to reporters released by his office ‌on Saturday. "The Americans raised a question: 'What if Ukraine joins NATO? Would Ukraine withdraw from Donbas?" he said. "That is…
6. BBC28hUS has floated Ukraine ceding Donbas for Nato membership, Zelensky saysThe US has not confirmed the Ukrainian president's comments - a US official told the BBC "many ideas continue to be discussed".