War in Ukraine: the United States offered kyiv territorial concessions in exchange for NATO membership, Zelensky announces

On Friday, the Ukrainian president spoke with journalists. His comments were under embargo until this Saturday morning and are gradually beginning to be broadcast. Volodymyr Zelensky, for example, declared that the United States had offered to cede territories in exchange for Ukraine's membership in NATO and that kyiv was in talks on "specific" security guarantees from the West, ensuring that he would seek the approval of his compatriots if an agreement was reached.

"The Americans raised a question: 'What if Ukraine joined NATO? Would Ukraine withdraw from Donbass?' This was the first time this question was asked,” Zelensky said.

He added that kyiv was discussing "specific security guarantees from NATO and the EU." If Western countries confirm them, “then I will ask Ukrainian society what it thinks: do we accept or not? I do not have the right to make this decision alone,” he said.