Zelensky: US offered Ukraine withdrawal from Donbas in exchange for NATO membership

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President Zelensky said the United States offered Ukraine to withdraw from the Donbas region in exchange for its joining NATO. According to him, the offer included withdrawal from Donbas as a condition for admission to the alliance.

Zelensky revealed that the US asked Ukraine to withdraw from Donbas, and in return was promised membership in NATO. According to him, the proposal was raised by Washington as a shortcut to joining the alliance.