Zelenskyy Reveals US Ties Security Guarantees to Donbas Cession
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the US is making security guarantees for a peace deal conditional on Kyiv ceding the Donbas region to Russia.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has revealed that the United States is making its offer of security guarantees for a peace deal in Ukraine conditional on Kyiv ceding all of the country's eastern Donbas region to Russia. In an interview with Reuters, Zelenskyy said the US-proposed peace deal includes this controversial provision, as Washington appears focused on its own conflict with Iran and President Donald Trump seeks a quick end to the four-year war triggered by Russia's 2022 invasion.
Zelenskyy told Reuters that the US is pressuring Ukraine to accept this deal, stating:
Source: The Guardian
