Ukraine may lose path to NATO after alliance–Russia talks – CNN
Ukraine may lose its path to NATO after the alliance's agreements with Russia (photo: Getty Images)
Ukraine may be deprived of its path to joining NATO after a series of agreements between Alliance member states and Russia, CNN reports.
"The meeting was very focused, and the most problematic aspects of the peace proposals were discussed in detail," a CNN source said, hinting that in some areas there was likely minor progress.
It is noted that one of the most "problematic aspects" of the initial US peace proposal was the provision that Ukraine must officially abandon its aspiration to join NATO.
However, the CNN source reports that negotiators discussed a possible scenario in which Ukraine would, in practice, be prohibited from joining the military alliance through arrangements to be agreed directly between NATO member states and Moscow.
"Ukraine will not be pushed to officially, in the legal sense, reject this aspiration," the CNN source added.
At the same time, it is reported that if the United States reaches an agreement with Russia on a bilateral basis, or if Russia seeks certain guarantees from NATO on a multilateral basis, Ukraine will not be involved in the decision-making process.
The final decision on what will be a very delicate compromise has not yet been made, and in the end, it will be made by the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the CNN source emphasized.
What came before
Yesterday, November 30, the United States and Ukraine held new negotiations in Florida, during which they discussed the key points of Trump's peace plan.
After the meeting, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the sides had made progress, adding that the negotiations were complex.
Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov, who heads the Ukrainian delegation, informed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy about the results. He noted significant progress toward a just peace and said the positions of Ukraine and the United States have moved closer. Zelenskyy confirmed this information, stating that the work will continue.
Meanwhile, media reports say that Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, will travel to Moscow today to continue negotiations, this time with the Russian side.
