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2026-11-14 · DW

Ukraine: Zelenskyy says security deal could go to referendum

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said US peace envoys asked whether Kyiv would withdraw from its eastern region of ‌Donbas ⁠in exchange ⁠for joining NATO , according to remarks to the media published on Saturday. The suggestion was made following the latest round of peace talks in Abu Dhabi to bring Russia's nearly 5-year war in Ukraine to a close. The Ukrainian leader told reporters: "The Americans raised a question: 'What if Ukraine joins NATO? Would ⁠Ukraine ​withdraw from Donbas?'" Zelenskyy repeated Kyiv's position that it was not willing to cede territory to Russia.

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