The US raises the withdrawal of Donbass to NATO membership.
Zelensky stated that US negotiators first asked whether Ukraine would withdraw forces from the Donbass in exchange for future NATO membership.
He is willing to discuss this with the company but demands a full security package: NATO and EU guarantees, stable funding, weapons and reconstruction aid. He rejects neutral status in the Constitution and questions bilateral models that lack Article 5 mechanisms or deployment of forces.
US officials have not confirmed the proposal. Moscow continues to demand Ukrainian disorganization as a key condition for ending the conflict.