US floated idea of Ukraine ceding Donbas for NATO membership, Zelenskiy says

By Olena HarmashKYIV, Nov 14 (Reuters) - US negotiators have floated the idea of Ukraine's potential withdrawal from its eastern region of Donbas in exchange for joining NATO, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, following the latest round of peace talks with Russia in Abu Dhabi.This is the first time the question of linking NATO membership to territorial concessions has been raised during the talks, Zelenskiy said in remarks to reporters released by his office on Saturday.

