Zelenskiy Open to Cease-Fire If NATO Protects Unoccupied Areas
- Signals openness to cease-fire without winning back territory
- NATO membership unlikely soon or to cover only part of country
Volodymyr Zelenskiy
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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy suggested he’d accept a cease-fire with Russia that left parts of his country occupied in return for NATO security guarantees over the rest, the strongest signal yet that the Ukrainian leader is open to ending the war without regaining all territory.
Zelenskiy made the comments in an interview with Sky News broadcast Friday when asked about a scenario in which NATO security guarantees covered only territory controlled by Kyiv.