The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, would be willing to sign a peace agreement with Russia in which it would give up part of its territory, but with one condition: its entry into NATO.
As stated in the Mirrorduring the US election campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly said that he would be able to end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours.
Members of Trump’s staff have said their plan is to freeze the current front line and introduce a buffer zone of 1,300 kilometers between the two countries.
Another element of the supposed proposal would be an agreement whereby Ukraine would not join NATO for another 20 years, which would save face for Vladimir Putin, not least because it would more or less guarantee that Ukraine would not join NATO while he was alive.
Until now, Zelensky has said that Ukraine would not accept a deal that involved ceding territory to Russia, but now he appears to be considering the possibility of a ceasefire in which the rest of the country remains. “under the umbrella of NATO.” Specifically, he argues that it would be necessary to offer NATO membership to the part of Ukraine that is not occupied by Russia.
“If we want to stop the hot phase of the war, we have to put under the NATO umbrella the territory of Ukraine that “we have under our control”Zelensky told Sky News.
“We have to do it quickly. And then, as for the occupied territory of Ukraine, Ukraine can recover it through diplomatic channels,” he added.
The Ukrainian leader wanted to see a guarantee that, if a ceasefire occurred, Putin would not later return to fight for more territory. He added that NATO membership was “very necessary” to prevent Putin from coming back for more.
Amid fears that Trump is looking for a quick fix and that his priority is internal US problems and cutting spending in Ukraine, Zelensky said he was willing to work with Trump. “We have to try to find the new model. “I want to share ideas with him and I want to listen to him,” he said.
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