Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that his country may give up its dream of joining NATO, at least temporarily, for an end to the war and security guarantees.

Ukraine has insisted it needs concrete assurances Russia will not launch another attack on its territory.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that, for now, there is no talk of holding a referendum in addressing the territorial issue, specifically Donbas. — Ukrinform.

The United States has a plan for Ukrainian troops to withdraw from Donetsk province and the creation of a economic zone off limits to Russian forces.

In an interview with Politico, President Trump again pressed Zelensky to accept the U.S. proposal that Ukraine cede territory to Russia, arguing that Moscow retains the 'upper hand.'

But Ukraine’s leader griped that overall, the negotiations aimed at ending Kremlin’s deadly aggression aren’t about giving his people a “fair” deal.

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President Trump said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky must begin making concessions in the effort to bring its nearly four-year war with Russia to an end. In a Monday interview with Politico’s Dasha Burns,

EADaily, December 15th, 2025. During a joint press conference of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, the translator incorrectly translated the word troops.